Carol Gordon, resident care associate at The Village at Willow Crossings in Waltham, MA, is a Spirit Award winner in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
Walking, education intervention prevents recurrence of low back pain
Jun 28, 2024
There was a 94% probability that the intervention was cost-effective, with a willingness-to-pay threshold of $28,000.
Monday is standard deadline for McKnight’s Tech Awards
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 28, 2024
Monday is the standard deadline for the McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards program.
Building a ‘destination workplace’ in long-term care requires diverse investments, active listening...
By
Josh Henreckson
Jun 28, 2024
Faced with today’s complex array of financial, staffing and regulatory challenges, senior living and other long-term care providers across the care continuum must rely on an equally broad range of solutions,...
Most continuing care retirement / life plan communities maintained relatively high occupancy rates in the first quarter, with data showing a pattern of stronger occupancy growth in regions reporting smaller...
Wearable sensors improve balance assessment
By
John O'Connor
Jun 27, 2024
Researchers from Florida Atlantic University have developed a balance assessment method that uses strategically-placed sensors.
Brookdale, Atria top Argentum largest provider lists for 2024
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 27, 2024
Brookdale Senior Living and Atria topped various lists in the newly released 2024 Largest 150 Providers Report, created by Argentum in partnership with Lument and sponsored by LifeLoop, Enseo and UKG.
July 1 is standard deadline for McKnight’s Tech Awards
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 27, 2024
Monday is the standard deadline for the McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards program.
Spending on nursing homes, home care slows year over year
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 27, 2024
Between May 2023 and May 2024, overall healthcare costs grew by 3.4%, the fastest increase seen since December 2007, according to Altarum’s monthly Health Sector Economic Indicators brief, released Wednesday.
Multivitamin use not linked to mortality benefit in US adults
Jun 26, 2024
No association was seen for multivitamin use with lower all-cause mortality risk in first or second halves of follow-up.