Operators to ‘grapple’ with COVID-related issues for at least another year, Omega CEO predicts
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 04, 2022
Labor costs and inflation continue to affect senior living operators in Omega Healthcare Investors’ portfolio, executives said Thursday on the Hunt Valley, MD-based real estate investment trust’s third-quarter...
Midterm elections mean change, but also opportunities, for senior living industry: experts
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 03, 2022
The midterm elections will have major implications for the Biden agenda, potentially flipping control of the House and Senate. But with change comes new opportunities, according to senior living experts.
AHCA/NCAL asks HHS to extend COVID-19 public health emergency past Jan. 11
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 03, 2022
The COVID-19 public health emergency should be extended past Jan. 11 “so that long-term and post-acute care providers can continue to offer the most efficient and effective care possible and so our nation’s...
BMI declines seen seven years before cognitive impairment diagnosis
Nov 02, 2022
However, after diagnosis, BMI declines at the same pace in people who develop or do not develop dementia.
Older adults with poor-prognosis cancers commonly have preexisting conditions
Nov 02, 2022
These preexisting conditions affect functional impairment, mobility and falls.
Meta-analysis shows decrease in dementia risk with hypertension treatment
Nov 02, 2022
Lowering blood pressure with antihypertensive treatment may reduce the risk for incident dementia in older adults with a history of hypertension.
Dementia costs jump 31 percent in a decade, with care needs expected to grow
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 02, 2022
Despite progress in risk reduction, testing and treatment, the costs of dementia care in the United States continue to rise alongside dementia prevalence, putting the onus on healthcare providers and other...
Court denies healthcare provider’s attempt to prevent DOL from pursuing damages for COVID-19 whistleblower
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 02, 2022
The dismissal of a state claim against an organization over alleged health and safety violations does not necessarily mean that the organization is off the hook for damages related to those alleged violations,...
NLRB targets ‘omnipresent surveillance’ of workers by employers
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 01, 2022
Companies that use technology to monitor workers’ computer usage, conversations and movements have been put on notice. The National Labor Relations Board plans to protect employees from “omnipresent...
Cancer death rates continuing to decline for adults, children
Oct 31, 2022
The incidence remained stable among men and increased among women during 2014 to 2018.