‘Clinic without walls’ for long-term care residents ‘one of many benefits’ of Good Samaritan–Sanford...
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 25, 2022
About a year after their affiliation was finalized, long-term care provider Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society and healthcare system Sanford Health in Sioux Falls, SD, launched a program meant...
Aggressively reducing Alzheimer’s risk factors could mean 1.2 million fewer disease in 2050: experts
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 15, 2021
Adopting an aggressive plan to reduce risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias by 15% per decade could result in 1.2 million fewer people living with the disease in 2050, according...
10 tips for working with the media
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 15, 2024
Here are 10 tips for working with the media, in crisis situations and other times, too—positive or negative.
Most COVID-19 patients benefit at long-term acute care hospitals
Apr 06, 2022
Patients treated for COVID-19 were discharged with greater improvements in ambulation distance and assistance needs versus reference patients.
New law means some assisted living programs now subject to immediate prosecution over licensure
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 18, 2023
Proponents of a new law targeting unlicensed assisted living programs in Maryland say it will close a “dangerous loophole” that left residents vulnerable to abuse and neglect.
Durable reductions in HbA1c, body weight seen with semaglutide
Oct 04, 2023
The real-world study shows greater reductions in HbA1c and body weight for patients with a proportion of days covered ≥60%.
Today’s senior living blends hospitality with residential care
By
Colin Marshall
Mar 16, 2020
Senior living management companies need to be responsive and agile to adapt to the ever-changing demands of the market. What does this mean when you have an existing community that needs retrofitting so...
Osteoarthritis tied to higher risk for developing long-term multimorbidity
Jul 17, 2024
Those with osteoarthritis face a nearly threefold higher risk for belonging to more severe multimorbidity trajectories over 20 years.
Operator livelihood threatened: 52% of workers fall behind retirement saving plans
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 17, 2021
More than half of working Americans responding to a recent Bankrate survey say they are behind on saving for retirement, and many have dipped into their retirement savings early. That could mean less money...
Victory in assisted living case does not mean providers can turn a blind eye to harassment of workers
By
Jennifer Long
Neville M. Bilimoria
Jun 03, 2024
Despite a recent court ruling, failure to take action in defense of staff members in the face of verbal abuse could cause substantial liability for operators.