People at risk for Alzheimer’s disease vary in how quickly cognitive decline may occur. But a new model predicts cognition test scores for up to two years and may lead to improving what medications are...
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By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 25, 2022
DEI roadmap designed to expand, improve older adult care workforce … New test may detect Alzheimer’s disease at early stages … Addressing victim-blaming in financial fraud may change response to...
3 members of Congress give 11 assisted living CEOs until Friday to detail their COVID-19 strategies
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 04, 2020
Senior living operators may not be receiving the personal protective equipment that nursing homes have been promised by the federal government to fight COVID-19, but now they may be receiving a level of...
Camera-loaning program expansion concerns New Jersey provider groups
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Lois A. Bowers
May 10, 2017
The expansion of a camera-loaning program in New Jersey means that families of senior living residents now may be equipped to secretly record the care of their loved ones, but organizations representing...
Record-breaking $1.09B disbursed for affordable housing as provider group lobbies for $1.2B in COVID...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 04, 2021
The Federal Housing Finance Agency’s announcement of the authorization of a record-breaking $1.09 billion disbursement to the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac affordable housing allocations “will undoubtedly...
Industry pursues two avenues for coronavirus relief as long-term care observes ‘most difficult year’
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 03, 2021
American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living President and CEO Mark Parkinson said the organizations are pursuing two avenues for coronavirus relief for operators since the...
Residents must advocate for recommended HIV testing: researchers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 27, 2015
New research suggests that your residents may need to speak up to their physicians to ensure that they receive the HIV screening that the CDC recommends. The advice may be especially important for older...
Experimental drug may improve memory
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 30, 2015
An experimental drug that may improve memory is being tested in a phase 1 safety trial.
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May 31, 2017
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Feb 01, 2017
Trump’s Supreme Court pick may mean trouble for CMS, healthcare regs … Senate Republicans approve Price for HHS post … The link between sleep and cognitive impairment in elderly …...