Mounjaro approved for blood glucose control in type 2 diabetes
May 20, 2022
The once-weekly injection is approved as an addition to diet and exercise.
Report: Public health emergency will be extended again
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 18, 2022
The Department of Health and Human Services is expected to extend the public health emergency before it expires in mid-July, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.
AI algorithm accurately IDs two life-threatening heart conditions
Mar 14, 2022
The model can distinguish between hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and cardiac amyloidosis using ultrasound videos.
$70 million in aid in Michigan ‘encouraging’ for assisted living providers nationwide, CEO says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 18, 2022
Senior living providers across the country need pandemic relief like the $70 million in direct aid in which assisted living operators will share in Michigan after bipartisan support in the state Legislature,...
Workforce, funding among challenges facing HCBS providers, GAO says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 02, 2018
Finding and keeping enough caregivers, serving beneficiaries with complex needs, and limitations on overall funding levels are three of the biggest challenges facing providers of Medicaid home- and community-based...
NJ community completes $8.9 million ‘green’ makeover
May 02, 2016
The Masonic Village at Burlington recently completed an $8.9 million makeover that positions the 120-year-old facility “one of the most sustainable, energy-efficient and resilient senior living communities...
Portfolio optimization transforming NHI into ‘jewel box’: CEO
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 09, 2021
National Health Investors’ recent portfolio optimization efforts have transformed the real estate investment trust into a high coverage, high quality “jewel box,” President and CEO Eric Mendelsohn...
Profile: Mor than meets the eye
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 01, 2014
While Brown University Professor Vince Mor’s accomplishments may be heralded in the long-term care profession, what may be less known is his dedicated work with the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode...
Sept. 13 is new deadline for eligible assisted living operators to apply for Provider Relief Fund
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 01, 2020
Eligible assisted living operators and other eligible providers now have until Sept. 13 to apply for the phase 2 general distribution of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Provider...
$6.5 million project will recruit, train, place caregivers in assisted living communities
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 10, 2022
The Arizona Health Care Association will use $6.5 million from the state to recruit, train and place certified nursing assistants and other caregivers at assisted living communities and skilled nursing...