Increasing thiazide dose linked to greater reduction in calcium
By
Haymarket Media
Aug 28, 2024
The cumulative incidence of symptomatic stone event decreased with the increasing calcium change after thiazide prescription.
Communities ‘travel’ through time, space to celebrate 2024 Olympics
By
Foster Stubbs
Aug 28, 2024
A Morning Pointe Senior Living campaign aims to bring the rest of the world to residents in communities across the nation. Find out more, and learn how to submit your photos!
Year-over-year health spending growth highest ‘by far’ for home healthcare
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 28, 2024
Year-over-year growth in national health spending in June was highest “by far” for home healthcare, at 20.9%, compared with other major healthcare categories, according to a brief issued late Tuesday...
COVID-19 pandemic created adversity but also fueled personal growth among CCRC residents: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 27, 2024
A study of 98 older adults living in a Florida continuing care retirement community during the COVID-19 pandemic not only showed how the group bounced back from adversity but how residents grew stronger...
Brookdale Senior Living first senior living company to be certified as ‘Most Loved Workplace’
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 27, 2024
Brookdale Senior Living has become the first senior living company to earn certification as a “Most Loved Workplace” for demonstrating a commitment to fostering an inclusive and supportive work environment.
Workforce participation expected to continue to decline, report finds
By
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...
Pelvic floor yoga not superior for women with urinary incontinence
Aug 26, 2024
Total urinary incontinence frequency decreased by 2.3 episodes per day with yoga and 1.9 episodes per day with physical conditioning.
Improving employee onboarding key to engaging, motivating, retaining caregivers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 26, 2024
Employee retention begins with onboarding and training, but onboarding standards for the health services industry — including senior living — don’t look great, according to industry experts.
Migraine in women not linked to risk for Parkinson’s disease
Aug 22, 2024
No associations were seen for migraine with aura, migraine without aura, or history of migraine in a cohort of middle-aged women.
Senior living industry celebrates decision overruling FTC’s noncompete ban
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 22, 2024
A federal judge’s decision to strike down the Federal Trade Commission’s ban on employment noncompete agreements is being celebrated by the senior living industry, among other business and employer...