ARPA-funded projects aim to collect data on assisted living, help retain workers
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 02, 2023
Efforts to track data on assisted living communities, retain workers and encourage planning for long-term care are among the projects receiving technical assistance from a national nonprofit to launch...
Two disease processes contribute to age-related macular degeneration
Jan 13, 2023
Lesions from soft drusen/pigment epithelial detachments have lower mean quantitative autofluorescence, whereas those from subretinal drusenoid deposits have higher.
Agency staffing cost assisted living providers $4 million in one state in 2022: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 04, 2023
Although assisted living communities in Tennessee tapped healthcare staffing agencies less frequently than nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, providers in the sector collectively were on a trajectory...
More news for Tuesday, Dec. 13
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 13, 2022
Lawmakers call for improved access to brain scans in diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease … Federal judge strikes down Montana vaccine choice law in healthcare settings … Juniper Communities receives SageCare...
Study looks at extent of residual lung abnormalities after COVID-19 hospitalization
Dec 02, 2022
The posthospitalization prevalence of residual lung abnormalities was estimated at 11.7% in sensitivity analyses.
Alzheimer’s experts throw support behind experimental drug despite adverse events, deaths
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 01, 2022
Alzheimer’s disease experts are throwing their support behind the drug lecanemab, despite reports of two deaths tied to the experimental monoclonal antibody medication.
Progress made in Alzheimer’s research and lifestyle interventions, NIH says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 30, 2022
The burden of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias is significant, according to the National Institutes of Health. But scientists have made progress in drug development, lifestyle interventions,...
Investor optimism abounds about future of senior living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 01, 2022
Despite increasing expenses squeezing operator margins and investment returns, even more reasons exist to be optimistic about senior living’s outlook, according to a new report on emerging real estate...
Product differentiation by rate, services marks evolution of senior housing: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 01, 2022
Evolution of the senior housing sector this year and heading into next year has been marked by new product types that are differentiated by rate and service offerings, according to the new Urban Land Institute...
Dementia: Detection possible 9 years before diagnosis and could lead to earlier interventions, researchers...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 18, 2022
Detecting signs of dementia up to nine years before diagnosis is possible and could lead to earlier interventions to reduce development of the disease and help recruit people to participate in clinical...