High-tech ‘bike-helmet’ part of emerging field of light therapy for dementia, Alzheimer’s
By
Aaron Dorman
Nov 16, 2023
Light therapy is one way that seniors can both maintain and monitor their brain and cognitive function, one tech company co-founder says.
Alzheimer’s research, treatments prioritized in 2 bills taken up by Congress
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 06, 2023
Two bipartisan bills prioritizing Alzheimer’s research and supporting scientists in the development of treatments for the disease were reintroduced in Congress last week.
Healthcare workers more amenable to ‘softer, slower’ robot models joining the staff, study shows
By
Aaron Dorman
Dec 08, 2023
Robot models with “soft, flexible” parts and materials are viewed more favorably than their hard-body counterparts, a new study shows.
Meet Rhonda St. Onge, 2023 Rising Star
By
Ron Rajecki
Aug 14, 2023
Learn more about Rhonda St. Onge, Executive Director, Brookdale Senior Living (Brookdale Trillium Crossing), Columbus, OH.
Improving senior living staff experience key to retention efforts
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 17, 2024
An employer focus on staffing over the past few years, along with a slowly changing job market, appears to be easing workforce headwinds in the senior living and care industry, according to an analysis...
‘Great Resignation’ becomes ‘Great Reshuffle’ of American jobs
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 16, 2024
After a record number of workers left their jobs in the early part of the decade in what was known as the “Great Resignation,” the American workforce has entered a period now dubbed the “Great Reshuffle,”...
Age-diverse ‘urban village’ model aims to keep older adults in the city
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 02, 2023
Repurposing downtown real estate into age-diverse housing could be a more affordable alternative to traditional retirement communities out in the suburbs, where older adults and other residents may feel...
Meet Katie Davis, 2023 Rising Star
By
Amy Novotney
Jul 18, 2023
Learn more about Katie Davis, Administrator, Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society (Good Samaritan Society – Albert Lea), Albert Lea, MN.
Unionization may decrease staffing turnover in nursing homes: study
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 16, 2023
As nursing homes prepare for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed staffing mandate for nursing homes — 0.55 hours per resident day for registered nurses and 2.45 hours per resident...
Cannabis use linked to adverse cardiovascular outcomes
Feb 28, 2024
Proportionately lower log odds were seen for heart disease, heart attack, stroke and composite outcome for days of use between zero and 30 a month.