Better assisted living resident outcomes tied to senior living quality standards
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 01, 2023
An analysis of assisted living quality award winners reveals that winning communities provided better health-related outcomes for their residents compared with communities that did not win quality awards,...
Self-insured health plans more likely to be offered by small and medium-sized employers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 01, 2023
Small and medium-sized employers are more likely to offer self-insured health plans than are larger companies, according to a research report published this week by the Employee Benefit Research Institute.
Business briefs, Sept. 1
Sep 01, 2023
Survey: Many building leaders want higher pay for extra work … Investor details how a focus on senior living spurs business growth … Growth on US REITs’ same-store NOI slows in Q2 … Fitch Affirms...
Actions & Transactions, Sept. 1
Sep 01, 2023
Marquee Capital completes $30M Fund II first close … Forbright Bank announces $26.5M in financing for acquisition of Maryland skilled nursing and assisted living facility … Life Care Services opens...
Marijuana should be moved to lower-risk drug category, US health officials say
Aug 31, 2023
The move would not legalize marijuana but could move it from its Schedule I classification to a Schedule III.
Total hip arthroplasty can be performed safely in 90-year-olds
Aug 31, 2023
Comorbidities were tied to higher rates of complications and postoperative morbidity.
Overestimation of oxygen saturation leads to delayed COVID-19 treatment
Aug 31, 2023
Patients with unrecognized need for COVID-19 therapy appear to have higher odds of readmission, regardless of race.
Recognition grows of the essential role of nutrition management in senior living
By
Tracy Blazer
Aug 31, 2023
The model for nutrition management and dietary support in senior living communities is approaching a critical impasse.
Resident-driven solar initiative will help senior living community save money, carbon emissions
By
Aaron Dorman
Aug 31, 2023
A new deal to supply solar energy to a continuing care community was initiated by the community’s environmentally-conscious residents.
Proposed overtime rule would worsen workforce, resident access issues, provider groups fear
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 31, 2023
A Labor Department-proposed rule that would make approximately 3.6 million more salaried workers and so-called highly compensated employees eligible for overtime pay is “ill-timed” and would worsen...