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Sheila M. Davis is, by numerous measures, an exemplary employee and motivator.
People in the news, April 23
Apr 23, 2024
Appointments, promotions and other news at Aviva Senior Living, Benchmark Senior Living, Bridge Senior Living, Caring, Covenant Living Communities and Services, Juniper Communities, The Kendal Corporation,...
Smartphone-based measures can help ID frontotemporal lobar degeneration
Apr 01, 2024
Individuals with frontotemporal lobar degeneration were accurately differentiated from controls with smartphone tests.
Employers can’t penalize workers for time off taken under FMLA, court rules
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 18, 2024
Employers must consider and adjust performance expectations accordingly for time off that employees take under the Federal Medical Leave Act, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.
Many US seniors do not intend to vaccinate against RSV
Mar 13, 2024
The primary reasons for vaccine hesitancy include lack of necessity, concerns about side effects and safety, and lack of information.
Assisted living’s real problem: Staffing and acuity, not lack of regulation
By
Neville M. Bilimoria
Feb 12, 2024
Recent Washington Post articles and a Senate hearing highlight a big question for assisted living: Is federal regulation the answer? I say no.
Cognitive benefits seen for daily multivitamin-mineral supplementation
Jan 22, 2024
A meta-analysis of three COSMOS substudies shows evidence of benefits on global cognition and episodic memory.
Proposed federal regulation aims to help workers keep track of retirement savings when they switch jobs
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 22, 2024
A new regulation proposed last week by the Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration aims to help workers keep track of their retirement savings accounts better and improve their...
Nitrate-enriched beetroot juice produces reduction in systolic BP in COPD
Dec 20, 2023
Active treatment lowered SBP, improved 6-minute walk test and improved measures of endothelial function.