Proposal would add Kentucky to mix of states trying to address long-term care financing
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 13, 2024
Senior living provider groups are applauding Kentucky’s proactive approach to helping its residents pay for future long-term care needs with a proposal to form a task force to explore a statewide insurance...
Long-term care rates up 1 to 10 percent: survey
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 13, 2024
Year-over-year rate increases in long-term care ranged from 1% to 10% across setting types, according to the results of Genworth’s Cost of Care Survey 2023, published Tuesday.
BLS: Nursing, residential care facilities add 11,000 jobs in February
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 11, 2024
Nursing and residential care facilities, collectively, generated 11,000 jobs in February, according to Friday’s jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Light and sound therapy may fend off memory and cognitive damage for chemo patients
By
Aaron Dorman
Mar 08, 2024
A combination of light and sound therapy may be able to counteract the problems in the brain caused by chemo, new research shows.
Initial claims for unemployment stabilize week over week
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 08, 2024
Week-over-week initial claims for unemployment for the week ended March 2 remained flat at 217,000, according to data released Thursday by the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Job gains ‘remain solid’ in February: ADP
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 07, 2024
“Job gains remain solid,” ADP Chief Economist Nela Richardson said in a press release issued Wednesday in conjunction with an ADP National Employment Report Economy Lab report.
First OTC continuous blood glucose monitor cleared for marketing by FDA
Mar 06, 2024
The Dexcom Stelo Glucose Biosensor System is intended for people aged 18 or more years who have type 2 diabetes but do not take insulin.
Long-term care market optimism increases year over year: survey
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 06, 2024
Senior living and care investments are poised for even or increased growth in 2024, according to the results of a survey by Dallas-based BBG real estate services.
FY24 appropriations bills a mixed bag for affordable senior housing
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 05, 2024
The release of six fiscal year 2024 appropriations bills on Sunday brought mixed news for affordable senior housing, according to LeadingAge.
FDA says yogurt makers can make ‘qualified’ claims about T2D prevention
Mar 04, 2024
A “qualified health claim” does not meet the more rigorous “significant scientific agreement” standard
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