Welltower and LTC Properties reported second-quarter earnings to investors and analysts on Tuesday.
Incoming AHCA/NCAL CEO Clif Porter on the presidential election, long-term care’s ‘extremely...
Jul 31, 2024
Incoming AHCA/NCAL President and CEO Clif Porter opens up about his unique leadership style, caring for his mother and, among many other vital topics, how he expects the US presidential election will unfold...
CDC: Despite wanting to quit, only 8.8 percent quit smoking in 2022
Jul 30, 2024
Two-thirds of adults who smoked wanted to quit, about half made a quit attempt, but only 8.8% quit in 2022.
Stroke certification less likely in the most disadvantaged communities
Jul 30, 2024
Hospitals located in the most disadvantaged communities were the least likely to have adoption of any stroke certification.
Nasal sprays, behavioral intervention aid in treatment of respiratory illness
Jul 30, 2024
The use of a gel-based spray or saline spray reduced the duration of illness, whereas all interventions cut antibiotic use.
USDA toughens rules on salmonella in poultry
Jul 30, 2024
Chicken, turkey and other poultry might get a little safer after new rules to limit salmonella proposed Monday by the US Department of Agriculture.
People in the news, July 30
By
Eliza Mattson
Jul 30, 2024
Appointments, promotions and other news at 2Life Communities, Buckner Retirement Services, CareWork, Christian Village Communities, Edgemere, Experience Senior Living, Hebrew SeniorLife, IntegraCare, Isakson...
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.
‘Cat ladies’ and other childless people present an opportunity for senior living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 29, 2024
Just as “childless cat ladies” are in the news, the Pew Research Center has released a new study delving into the reasons some people do not have children, as well as how those decisions have...
Philanthropy key performance indicators that matter
By
Z. Allen Abbott, PhD
Irina Thompson
Jul 29, 2024
Most retirement communities either have a philanthropy operation or they want one. Two major questions frequently are asked. Fortunately, we now have a body of objective research to inform those questions.