Workforce participation expected to continue to decline, report finds
By
John Roszkowski
Aug 27, 2024
In another troubling sign for the ongoing staffing shortages facing the long-term care industry, a new report finds that US workforce participation among the prime working age population is continuing...
Risk for dementia similar with SGLT2 inhibitors, dulaglutide in T2DM
Aug 26, 2024
The estimated risk difference varied from −2.45 to 0.63 percentage points with SGLT2 versus dulaglutide among older adults.
Tales from a mystery shopper: 3 avoidable mistakes community sales teams make
By
Jackie Stone
Aug 26, 2024
Not all mystery shopping experiences go well. Here are three mistakes made by sales team members and some very real quotes to go with them.
Improving employee onboarding key to engaging, motivating, retaining caregivers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 26, 2024
Employee retention begins with onboarding and training, but onboarding standards for the health services industry — including senior living — don’t look great, according to industry experts.
Within days of finalizing changes to its ratings criteria for not-for-profit continuing care retirement / life plan communities to better reflect the risk profile for rated communities, Fitch Ratings on...
Cognitive difficulties tied to lower return to work after breast cancer
Aug 23, 2024
Return to work two years after diagnosis was associated with higher cognitive speed performance before and after cancer treatment.
FDA approves updated COVID shots for fall
Aug 22, 2024
Updated shots to shield against COVID-19 infection were approved by the US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday.
Improving workplace can lower assisted living nurse turnover rates, decrease burnout
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 20, 2024
Understanding the factors that contribute to burnout among assisted living nurses can drive interventions to ease high turnover rates, according to an expert in the field.
People in the news, Aug. 20
Aug 20, 2024
Appointments, promotions and other news at Brandon Wilde, Brazos Presbyterian Homes, Buckner Retirement Services, CVS Health, Distinctive Living, LeadingAge Southeast, LCS, Massachusetts Assisted Living...
Fitch Ratings finalizes updates to CCRCs rating criteria
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 20, 2024
Fitch Ratings has finalized changes to its ratings criteria for not-for-profit continuing care retirement / life plan communities to better reflect the risk profile for rated communities, the company...