Meadowood rebrands, drops ‘senior living’ from name
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 01, 2023
Meadowood, a continuing care retirement / life plan community in Worcester Township, PA, has rebranded, dropping “senior living” from its name, logo and signage, the provider announced Monday.
RN training would receive $1.2 billion boost under Senate bill
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 18, 2023
Community colleges and universities would receive $1.2 billion in grants to boost the number of students enrolled in accredited, two-year registered nursing programs if a bill introduced into the Senate...
Third class of MA-Cs graduates from industry-sponsored program
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 29, 2023
The Arkansas Health Care Association recently graduated its third cohort of students in its medication assistant–certified (MA-C) training program.
Incidence of new-onset HTN higher for COVID-19 versus influenza patients
Aug 21, 2023
Hospitalized and nonhospitalized patients with COVID-19 were more likely to develop persistent hypertension than those with influenza.
Prevalence of subjective cognitive decline 9.6 percent in ages 45 and up
Mar 13, 2023
Only 47.3% of those with subjective cognitive decline reported that they had discussed issue with healthcare professional.
Cancer mortality rates increased for older seniors with T2DM
Feb 03, 2023
People with type 2 diabetes have increased colorectal, pancreatic, liver, and endometrial cancer mortality versus the general population.
Latest bed sensor innovations are from outer space, literally
By
Aaron Dorman
Oct 13, 2023
A new sensor for bedridden seniors has been derived from technology initially used to help build and repair the International Space Station.
Reported smoking prevalence lowest since 1965
May 04, 2023
18.7% of US adults reported any tobacco product use in 2021; 77.5% of those using tobacco products reported combustible product use.
Wearable mobility aids could help LTC nurses with physically demanding tasks: Analysis
By
Aaron Dorman
Mar 11, 2024
Exoskeleton technology for back support or mobility could help nurses and caregivers, a new report suggests.
Costs for linked-benefit long-term care insurance policies drop up to 15 percent from last year
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 15, 2023
Costs for linked-benefit long-term care insurance policies — policies linked with another type of policy, such as life insurance — generally are between 10% and 15% lower in 2023 than they were a year...