Skipping tech over price tag an ‘opportunity lost’ for hesitant nursing homes
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 26, 2024
While it remains difficult to quantify how investments in technology are paying off, some skilled nursing providers say they are buying into more options because today’s margins don’t afford them missed...
New York unveils animatronic pet, intergenerational game initiative to combat loneliness
By
Foster Stubbs
Jun 25, 2024
The New York State Office for the Aging will deliver 4,725 animatronic pets and games to older adults through the state’s aging network. The move is part of phase 6 of its animatronic pets initiative...
People in the news, June 25
By
Eliza Mattson
Jun 25, 2024
Appointments, promotions and other news at The Aspenwood Company, Brookdale Senior Living, Ebenezer Senior Living, Grace Management, the Granger Cobb Institute, Invesque, The Jewish Home Family, Juniper...
Kendal CEO Vassar Byrd discusses Kendal, her previous position and ‘some really fun things’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 24, 2024
New Kendal Corp. CEO Vassar Byrd recently spent a few minutes with McKnight’s Senior Living discussing her professional roles, her love of dragon boat racing, and how the those two worlds could overlap.
FDA approves Capvaxive pneumococcal 21-valent conjugate vaccine
Jun 21, 2024
Merck says the vaccine covers serotypes responsible for approximately 84% of invasive pneumococcal disease in adults aged 50 or more years.
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...
Blood test could revolutionize early Parkinson’s detection
By
John O'Connor
Jun 21, 2024
British investigators have harnessed artificial intelligence to create a groundbreaking blood test that can predict Parkinson’s disease up to seven years before symptoms emerge.
It’s a sellers’ market for prospective senior living residents: report
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 21, 2024
As home resale values continue to be strong and the time period to sell a home remains short, now is a good time for prospective senior living residents to consider selling their homes, according to a...
Record-high False Claims Act settlements recovered in first half of 2024
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 21, 2024
After a record-breaking 2023, settlements under the False Claims Act continue along the same trajectory in the first half of 2024, “with notable healthcare fraud settlements under the FCA, AKS [the Anti-Kickback...
Endocrine Society, June 1-4
Jun 20, 2024
The conference highlighted recent advances in the diagnosis and management of obesity, endocrine disorders, diabetes, and growth hormone and thyroid diseases.