Provider seeks dismissal of class-action suit over alleged immigrant labor law violations … CCRC adopts Journeys memory care model … Connecticut launches grant program for home healthcare worker safety...
Dementia may occur less often, develop slower in Parkinson’s disease patients
Aug 07, 2024
The median time to dementia was 15 years in the Penn cohort; the estimated probability of dementia at year 10 was 9 to 15% in the PPMI cohort.
Urinary metal levels linked to increased risk for CVD, mortality
Aug 07, 2024
For the mixture of six urinary metals, the adjusted hazard ratio for the interquartile range increase was 1.29 and 1.66 for CVD and mortality.
Short, long sleep duration tied to microvascular disease in type 2 diabetes
Aug 07, 2024
The association between short sleep duration and microvascular disease was amplified by age, with the risk increased for older adults.
Complex interaction seen between social determinants of health, mortality
Aug 07, 2024
A scoring system can help identify individuals at high risk for mortality based on their combination of social determinants of health.
How a growing nursing home company relies on superstar adopters to bust through tech barriers
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 07, 2024
At a time when many US nursing home staff express frustration with new burdens technology can bring, Mission Health is leaning in.
American Healthcare REIT ‘off to a great start’ as as publicly listed company
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 07, 2024
“Our first year as a listed company is off to a great start,” American Healthcare REIT President and CEO Danny Prosky said in a press release issued in conjunction with Tuesday afternoon’s second...
HUD should address insurance problems with affordable senior housing, LeadingAge says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 07, 2024
In a letter this week to the acting secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, LeadingAge called on the agency to work with Congress, other federal agencies and state insurers to address...
A fourth of Americans over age 50 are caregivers for family, friends
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 07, 2024
One in four Americans aged 50 or more years are caring for a family member or friend, according to the results of a new poll from the University of Michigan.
Actions & Transactions, Aug. 7
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 07, 2024
Ziegler advises on sale of Oaks of Orangeburg, SC, SNF … ESI arranges sale of Samaritan Health Center in Wisconsin … Always Best Care opens franchise location in Las Cruces, NM … Blue Ridge Independence...