Committee advances Older Americans Act reauthorization to full Senate
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 02, 2024
The Older Americans Act cleared another hurdle on its path to reauthorization on Wednesday and now heads to the full Senate for a vote.
Tech seen as main driver to patient optimism about hospital-at-home
By
Adam Healy
Jul 11, 2024
The implied comfort, convenience and effectiveness of hospital-at-home care makes it more appealing than an inpatient stay.
More news for Wednesday, July 3, 2024
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 03, 2024
Sonida Senior Living acquires 9 communities, to manage 2 more … FDA approves donanemab treatment for early Alzheimer’s disease … House subcommittee advances proposal to cut HUD funding by 7% …...
House Ways and Means Committee approves Medicare telehealth extension
By
John O'Connor
May 08, 2024
Lawmakers took the first step Wednesday toward extending temporary telehealth rules put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic for two years.
As LGBTQ+ population increases in senior living, so must provider inclusivity actions
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 08, 2024
LGBTQ+ older adults are one of the fastest emerging populations in senior living, presenting both opportunities and challenges for providers, according to a legal expert.
Texas power grid leaves some assisted living communities without power for days, raising questions for...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 16, 2024
Texas’ power grid struggled to get homes and business back online after Hurricane Beryl made landfall as a Category 1 storm last week, leaving some assisted living communities and nursing homes grappling...
‘Prudent capital investments’ lead to ‘continued momentum’ for Diversified Healthcare Trust,...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 05, 2024
Diversified Healthcare Trust saw “continued momentum” in its senior housing operating portfolio, or SHOP, in the second quarter due to “favorable tailwinds in senior housing” in addition to “prudent...
CCRC faces class action lawsuit over alleged biometric data collection, use
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 08, 2024
A continuing care retirement / life plan community in Chicago is facing a class action lawsuit alleging that it used a timekeeping system that collected and stored biometric data using employees’ facial...
Many older Americans get care outside of doctor’s office, poll finds
Apr 10, 2024
Most people aged 50 to 80 have embraced “doc-in-a-box” strip mall clinics and urgent care centers as a means of getting prompt medical care, a new poll has found.
Fewer adults eligible for statins with PREVENT equations
Jun 21, 2024
Compared with the pooled cohort equations, the mean estimated 10-year ASCVD risk was lower using the PREVENT equations across all age, sex and racial subgroups, with the largest difference seen for Black...