Sonida Senior Living sees occupancy record, acquires 9 communities
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 13, 2024
Dallas-based Sonida Senior Living saw the highest occupancy in the history of its same-store portfolio and made “considerable” progress on its other growth initiatives, too, in the second quarter,...
When there was greater use of telehealth during pandemic, there were more clinician encounters: study
By
Kristen Fischer
May 15, 2024
High telehealth use among Medicare beneficiaries during the pandemic was linked to more clinician encounters and ambulatory care–sensitive hospitalizations, per a JAMA Network Open study.
Data breach leaked info on 40 nursing facilities, provider reports
By
Aaron Dorman
Jan 17, 2024
A data breach over the summer may have given hackers access to health records for both residents and staff at 40 nursing homes.
LCS Development signs on with university retirement community website
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 09, 2024
LCS Development, a Life Care Services company, has signed on as a resource partner with UniversityRetirementCommunities.com.
Nirmatrelvir-ritonavir no aid for long COVID symptoms
Jun 10, 2024
The findings based on symptoms at 10 weeks following 15-day course in vaccinated cohort.
Updated CMS telehealth toolkit offers tips to states for improving access
By
Aaron Dorman
Feb 27, 2024
CMS has released a new report on telehealth intended to give states guidance on how to assist access for those on Medicaid programs.
AI-aided system can help improve stroke rehab, reduce risk of second emergency, report finds
By
Aaron Dorman
Feb 12, 2024
A new AI model was able to reduce older adults’ recurrent strokes, heart attacks and vascular death, researchers discovered.
Ordering palliative care consult by default increases rate of consultation
Jan 22, 2024
The findings were seen in older hospitalized patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, dementia or kidney failure.
Telehealth adoption requires nuanced approach beyond simply running cables to rural areas, new report...
By
Aaron Dorman
Jan 19, 2024
Adding broadband access to rural, underserved communities may not be a silver bullet that enables telehealth use, a new study shows.
Senators weighed permanent telehealth access for Medicare beneficiaries in hearing Tuesday
By
Aaron Dorman
Nov 16, 2023
Senate Health Care subcommittee members and outside experts weighed in on the value of telehealth during a hearing Tuesday afternoon.