Black patients less likely to receive diagnostic testing in emergency department
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Haymarket Media
Aug 28, 2024
Black patients discharged from the emergency department with a diagnosis of interest were less likely to have related diagnostic testing than whites.
Class-action lawsuit targets long-term care management company after data breach hits 80,000 people
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Aug 28, 2024
A long-term care services company has been named in a class action lawsuit over a cyber attack that may have affected almost 80,000 people.
Centenarians say senior living life helps them age
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 28, 2024
Senior living sales and marketing teams could learn a few things from two centenarians who recently talked about life, bucket lists and their secrets to longevity.
‘Truly miraculous’: Donors rally to save CCRC in receivership
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 28, 2024
Dozens of donors have pledged millions of dollars over the past few weeks to acquire and keep open a Colorado CCRC in receivership.
Economic worries are top stressor for 15 percent of older adults: survey
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 28, 2024
Fifteen percent of older adults participating in a new survey ranked economic insecurity as the top driver of their stress or anxiety over the past 12 months, and 31% listed it among their top three stressors.
Free eye disease screening program engaging high-risk adults
Aug 27, 2024
The reasons for not having had an eye examination included no insurance, no reason to, and the cost of the eye examination.
Technology pilot study to focus on improving resident safety, employee well-being in senior living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 27, 2024
Improving resident safety and employee well-being in senior living communities and other long-term care residential settings through technology is the goal of research getting underway at the University...
Workforce participation expected to continue to decline, report finds
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John Roszkowski
Aug 27, 2024
In another troubling sign for the ongoing staffing shortages facing the long-term care industry, a new report finds that US workforce participation among the prime working age population is continuing...
Justice Department files antitrust complaint against senior living technology provider
By
John Roszkowski
Aug 27, 2024
The US Justice Department and attorneys general from eight states have filed suit against a company that provides property management software for senior living and multi-family housing providers, for...
Maine nursing home closure continues disturbing state, national trend
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John Roszkowski
Aug 27, 2024
The closing of a 55-year old nursing home in Maine is the latest in a disturbing trend of nursing home closures in the state and nationwide.