UK health authorities said recently that a decline in new cases in that country may be an early sign the outbreak was starting to slow.
Older age, Black or Hispanic race tied to higher risk for colorectal cancer
Jun 22, 2021
The findings were seen in a large study of veterans undergoing diagnostic colonoscopy.
Kendal to relocate PA headquarters to University of Delaware
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 13, 2022
Kendal Corp., the Kennett Square, PA-based supporting organization for the Kendal System, announced plans Wednesday to move its headquarters to the University of Delaware’s Science, Technology and Advanced...
Ombudsman challenges operator’s post-hurricane assessment to residents
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 13, 2017
A Florida senior living community operator says that a $350 extra assessment it is charging residents in the wake of Hurricane Irma is permissible under the terms of its residency agreement. The state...
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Feb 27, 2017
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Feb 11, 2016
The impact of older voters in the 2016 election … Swapping pain pills with muscle relaxers lands assisted living employee in jail … Man pleads guilty to raping woman at senior living facility...
Fall-related death rate among older adults increases 110%
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 28, 2018
Age-adjusted death rates due to unintentional falls among older adults increased 110% from 1999 to 2016, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Sex differences examined for mechanism of migraine-stroke link
Dec 08, 2021
Sex differences in stroke pathophysiology in patients with migraine seem unrelated to the prevalence of conventional cardiovascular risk factors.
Assisted living owner pleads guilty to neglect
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 08, 2016
The former owner of a Maryland assisted living facility will be sentenced Sept. 12 after pleading guilty to one count of neglect of a vulnerable adult after a resident was found locked in a bedroom wearing...
Providers approach holidays with eye toward normalcy, safety
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 04, 2021
Senior living providers are planning for a “somewhat normal” holiday season in 2021, albeit with an eye toward safety and with last season’s COVID-19 lockdown memories still vivid.