Infrastructure, data analytics popular tech investments among long-term care providers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 26, 2024
Infrastructure for internet connectivity was the most common technology investment made over the past year by long-term care operators responding to a new survey, and data analytics tools were the most...
Business briefs, July 26
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 26, 2024
Existing home sales slip 5.4%; median sales price jumps to record high … Fitch downgrades Christian Horizons OG, IL to ‘D’ … Fitch downgrades Lutheran Senior Services East’s (PA) IDR to ‘BBB’;...
Business briefs, July 22
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 22, 2024
Argentum urges Texas to expedite power restoration for senior living communities following Hurricane Beryl … Appeals court remands Biden ESG case to lower court in light of Supreme Court ruling … Lantern...
Clif Porter named AHCA/NCAL’s next president and CEO
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 16, 2024
Clifton J. “Clif” Porter II, the current senior vice president of government relations for the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living, will become the groups’ next president...
Mediterranean diet may aid mental health in rheumatoid arthritis patients
Jul 23, 2024
Higher diet adherence was tied to lower odds of depression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
People in the news, July 9
Jul 09, 2024
Appointments, promotions and other news at Anthem Memory Care, Erickson Senior Living, LeadingAge PA and Salemtowne.
Semaglutide seems beneficial for comorbid T2DM, tobacco use disorder
Jul 29, 2024
A lower risk for medical encounters for a tobacco use disorder diagnosis was seen in association with semaglutide versus other antidiabetes meds.
Body composition patterns linked to risk of neurodegenerative diseases
Jul 24, 2024
A lower rate of neurodegenerative diseases was seen with “fat-to-lean mass,” “muscle strength,” “bone density” and “leg-dominant fat distribution” patterns.
Senior living providers need strategic AI plans ‘as soon as possible,’ expert says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 15, 2024
Artificial intelligence increasingly is being used by senior living operators and the companies that serve them, and those operators that haven’t implemented it risk being less efficient than their competitors...
Welltower to focus on lower-needs assisted living as REIT forecasts multi-year occupancy gains
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 31, 2024
Welltower CEO Shankh Mitra said Tuesday that, overall, he was pleased with the Toledo, OH-based real estate investment trust’s results in the second quarter, but he added that he is more excited about...