Pilot program leads to 42 percent reduction in resident falls
By
John O'Connor
Apr 15, 2024
A tech-based pilot program helped Allegro Senior Living reduce resident falls by 42%, the company announced Thursday. As a result, the Grayslake, IL-based firm plans to expand the program to more of its...
New project helps operators implement telehealth services
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John O'Connor
Jun 05, 2023
The newly formed Center of Excellence For Telehealth and Aging announced the release of tech-related toolkits, guides and research. These resources are intended to help providers implement “age-inclusive...
DEA: Extend COVID telehealth prescribing rules – for now
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John O'Connor
May 05, 2023
With the end of the public health emergency for the outbreak rapidly approaching, the Drug Enforcement Administration has submitted plans to continue prescription flexibilities for telemedicine that were...
Memo to memory care communities: Don’t bogart that medicine, and lighten up
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John O'Connor
Jul 25, 2018
Could synthetic marijuana and bright lights be the next big things in dementia care? New findings revealed at the Alzheimer’s Association’s International Conference in Chicago suggest both...
More operators may find themselves doing well by doing wellness
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John O'Connor
Jul 25, 2018
As hospitals and insurers focus more on wellness, new options are likely to become available to savvy senior living operators, experts say. New offerings could range from home-delivered meals to gym use...
Billionaire’s goal: Diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease in living people
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John O'Connor
Jul 19, 2018
Currently, there is no clinical test to confirm Alzheimer’s disease in a living person. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates wants to change that.
Final address a victory lap
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John O'Connor
Feb 01, 2016
President Obama’s legacy may be forever linked to healthcare reform. But you’d never know that based on his final State of the Union address.
Appeals court upholds ruling against California’s aid-in-dying law
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John O'Connor
May 29, 2018
A California appellate court has upheld a lower court’s ruling that rejects the state’s aid-in-dying law.
Unchecked resident likely was dead for two days: officials
By
John O'Connor
Apr 09, 2018
A senior living resident was dead for two days before being discovered by her visiting daughter, according to a report filed last week by the Minnesota Department of Health.
Nearly a month later, evacuated residents return to senior living community
By
John O'Connor
Feb 09, 2018
Almost a month after mud and debris flows forced them to evacuate, residents in a California senior living community north of Los Angeles are returning to Casa Dorinda.