Smartphones: ‘digital dementia’ contributor or cognitive memory aid?
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 04, 2022
Smartphones: friend or foe? It depends on whom you ask. Recent studies on smartphone use have found that mobile technology either can contribute to cognitive impairment or help improve cognition.
People in the news, May 3
By
Amy Novotney
May 03, 2022
Appointments, promotions and awards at The Ciena Group, Discovery Senior Living, East Ridge Residence, Erickson Senior Living, Fishman & Associates, Franciscan Ministries, Juniper Communities, M3, MBK...
Bridging the COVID-19 testing gap: Delivering specificity and sensitivity with speed
May 02, 2022
[Partner content] Senior living facilities can access clinically reliable COVID-19 testing in-house with new Qorvo Biotechnologies Omnia™ test platform and SARS-CoV-2 antigen, offering residents and...
Personal beliefs trump resident needs in anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, group says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 05, 2022
A series of bills winding their way through the South Carolina Legislature would give any healthcare worker a “broad license to discriminate” against any group, including assisted living residents,...
New law toughens background checks, requirements for assisted living facility certificates
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 22, 2022
A new law in Arizona is meant to strengthen background checks for those applying for assisted living facility certificates or nursing care administrator licenses through the state’s Board of Nursing...
These medical innovations are good news for aging adults
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 07, 2022
Sepsis, prostate cancer, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes, hypertension. These are some of the conditions that will benefit from medical advancements noted on the Cleveland Clinic’s recently announced...
BMI tied to pain in patients with hand osteoarthritis
Feb 23, 2022
A higher body mass index was linked to greater severity of pain in the hands, feet and knees/hips.
Proposed bill ‘modernizing’ assisted living ‘long overdue’: senior living advocates
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 01, 2022
Senate Bill 11 will “modernize and strengthen oversight and care” of assisted living residents by transitioning services from a certification model to a licensure model, according to main sponsor Sen....
More news for Monday, Jan. 31
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 31, 2022
GAO labels HHS at ‘high risk’ for mismanaging future crises like COVID-19 … 5th person pleads guilty to multi-million fraudulent prize notice scheme affecting seniors … Kentucky on track to extend...
MRI of hand, foot may predict rheumatoid arthritis in undifferentiated arthritis
Jan 24, 2022
MRI-detected tenosynovitis was independently associated with progression to rheumatoid arthritis.