Ventas selects Sunrise Senior Living to manage Battery Park IL
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 20, 2024
Ventas has selected McLean, VA-based Sunrise Senior Living to manage its Battery Park independent living high-rise community in lower Manhattan. Sunrise will manage the property as it undergoes renovations...
Business briefs, Aug. 20
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 20, 2024
Survey reveals half of Americans believe retiring at age 65 is unrealistic … Nursing home salaries slow year over year … Benchmark Senior Living at Leominster resident care director awarded Massachusetts...
Low nurse staffing tied to higher risk for patient death
Aug 19, 2024
The low staffing effects were only partially mitigated by having temporary staff.
Modest gains in life expectancy seen for dialysis in older adults with eGFR <12
Aug 19, 2024
Older adults starting dialysis when eGFR falls below 12 who are not referred for transplant have modest gains in survival.
Heme Iron intake linked to increased risk for type 2 diabetes
Aug 19, 2024
Heme iron intake accounts for a considerable proportion of the T2D link from unprocessed red meat and specific dietary patterns.
High healthcare utilization, poor survival seen for over 70s with AML
Aug 19, 2024
Of patients who died during observation, there was a median of 56% of time between diagnosis and death spent in hospital.
Senior living communities struggle to sell value amid increasing rates
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 19, 2024
As senior living operators continue to try to recoup COVID-19 pandemic costs, sales teams aren’t necessarily doing the best job selling value in the face of increasing prices, according to a marketing...
Exercise is key for Parkinson’s relief. But bias, underdiagnosis hold Black patients back
By
Elizabeth Cohen, KFF Health News
Aug 19, 2024
A few years ago, the organizers of one of the largest U.S. exercise programs for people with Parkinson’s disease realized they had a problem: Most of the students were white.
Scrolling through online videos only increases boredom: study
Aug 19, 2024
Bored residents? The time they spend zipping through online videos isn’t going to help, a new study shows.
Home care, tech leaders share how providers can get started with AI
By
Adam Healy
Aug 19, 2024
The healthcare industry is facing an AI boom, and home care providers are left with questions as to how and why they should adopt AI tools.