We’ve examined the analytics to reveal which subjects were top blog topics of interest for McKnight’s Senior Living website visitors, newsletter readers and social media followers and friends in 2019.
Nursing care prices increase 3.3% in January, but spending down 7.8%
By
Amy Novotney
Feb 23, 2021
National health spending on nursing care dropped 7.8% in 2020 compared with the previous year, according to a health sector economic indicator brief released Friday by nonprofit research and consulting...
Nursing home occupancy reaches 2023 high of 81.2 percent
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 01, 2023
SNF occupancy in June was 81.2%, the highest it has been all year, according to the latest Skilled Nursing Monthly Report.
COVID-19 meds like Paxlovid will soon have big price tags
Oct 30, 2023
The pills still will be available at no cost until those bought earlier by the federal government run out.
Senate approves PACE expansion bill
By
Emily Mongan
Aug 10, 2015
The Senate has approved a bill that would expand the Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly for testing in other populations.
Meet Cathy Farmer, 2024 Veteran VIP honoree
By
Adam Healy
Jul 17, 2024
Cathy Farmer, director of clinical services at Goodwin House Alexandria in Alexandria, VA, is a Veteran VIP honoree in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
72 percent of middle-income older adults won’t be able to afford assisted living by 2033: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 01, 2022
More than 11 million older adults (72%) will not be able to afford assisted living by 2033, and they likely won’t qualify for Medicaid to pay their long-term care needs either, according to a new analysis...
Estimate of annual cost of Parkinson’s doubles to $52 billion in new study
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 17, 2019
The total cost of Parkinson’s disease to individuals, families and the U.S. government is $51.9 billion every year, according to a new estimate released by the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s...
Senators pledge to fight proposed NIH budget cuts
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 29, 2017
Cutting the National Institutes of Health budget by $5.8 billion as proposed by President Donald Trump would be a setback to dementia research and “is the last thing we should do,” Sen. Susan...
Esformes will appeal convictions on 20 charges in $1.3 billion healthcare fraud case
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 08, 2019
Former assisted living facility and nursing home owner Philip Esformes plans to appeal a jury’s finding, announced Friday, that he is guilty of 20 charges in a case that the federal government is calling...