Social isolation: A serious but under-recognized health risk
By
Cathy Lipton, MD
Jul 28, 2022
How senior living communities can build on pandemic lessons to reduce loneliness.
Collaborative seeks to ‘fuel robust dialogue’ affecting costs of aging in US
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 28, 2022
A national collaborative is advocating for the adoption of the Elder Index to better understand the true costs of aging in the United States and to prompt policies to improve standard-of-living measures.
Biden tests negative for COVID-19, ends isolation period
Jul 27, 2022
Biden will wear a ‘well-fitting’ face mask for 10 days anytime he is around others.
COVID-19 outbreaks pose staffing challenges to nursing homes
Jul 27, 2022
The drop in nursing staffing levels remained statistically significant at 16 weeks after the start of the outbreak due to an increase in absences and departures.
Odds of hospitalization lower with remote monitoring in COVID-19
Jul 26, 2022
Shorter length of stay and less intensive care use were reported with activation of a remote patient monitoring program.
Postop, nonoperative a-fib carry similar risks for stroke or TIA
Jul 26, 2022
Patients with postoperative and nonoperative atrial fibrillation also have similar risks for cardiovascular-related death and all-cause death.
Links between potassium intake, BP and CVD events differ by sex
Jul 26, 2022
For women, an inverse slope between potassium intake and systolic blood pressure was steeper for those within the highest versus lowest tertile of sodium intake.
CMS tool creating new pathways to assisted living could prove ‘a positive development for residents...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 26, 2022
A tool to help states increase long-term services and supports rebalancing could lead to more business for assisted living providers.
Senior housing investment takes a ‘modest step back’
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 26, 2022
The economic recovery embraced by senior housing investors a year ago is still happening, but it has taken a “modest step back” in the face of increasing costs, inflation and interest rate hikes, Beth...
WHO declares monkeypox a global health emergency
Jul 25, 2022
The WHO panel was hesitant to make the declaration because the virus is still spreading mostly in the primary risk group, men who have sex with men, and not among more vulnerable groups such as older adults.