Antidepressants not tied to long-term boost in quality of life
Apr 20, 2022
No improvement was seen in physical or mental health-related quality of life.
‘Senior Living Cares’ campaign launches to aid older adults in Ukraine
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 20, 2022
Argentum, the American Seniors Housing Association, the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care and Health Dimensions Group have joined forces with CARE to raise funds to help older adults...
Research informs efforts to combat depression, loneliness in older adults
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 20, 2022
As more evidence pours in confirming that rates of depression and loneliness increased among older adults during the pandemic, researchers are calling for more coordinated and effective interventions.
Major airlines drop mask mandate after federal judge rules against it
Apr 19, 2022
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration will stop enforcing the mandate for now.
Achieving treatment goals in T2DM can up life expectancy
Apr 19, 2022
Life expectancy gains were seen with reducing HbA1c, SBP, LDL-C and BMI among individuals with type 2 diabetes.
McKnight’s announces inaugural Spirit Award winners
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 19, 2022
Seven women have been chosen as the first class of Spirit Award winners, a new part of the McKnight’s Women of Distinction program.
AARP Livability Index a ‘powerful tool’ for senior living operators, residents
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 19, 2022
An online tool rating community livability could be a “powerful tool” for senior living operators and prospective residents and their families, according to the organization behind it.
Senior living municipal bonds ‘most directly harmed’ by pandemic: Moody’s
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 19, 2022
Municipal bonds to senior living communities were among the most delinquent in the first quarter of 2022, according to an April 15 report by Moody’s Investors Service.
Number of large-scale CCRCs with 500 more units on one campus ‘inches up’: Ziegler
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 19, 2022
pproximately 10% of the nation’s life plan communities, or continuing care retirement communities, are considered “large scale,” meaning they have 500 or more units on one campus, according...
Adverse effects generally mild after BNT162b2 mRNA booster in over 60s
Apr 18, 2022
Thirty percent of those aged 60 years or older receiving a booster reported at least one adverse event; few sought medical attention.