Chicken, turkey and other poultry might get a little safer after new rules to limit salmonella proposed Monday by the US Department of Agriculture.
FDA warns of accidental overdoses from compounded versions of Ozempic
Jul 30, 2024
(HealthDay News) — People taking compounded versions of Ozempic have been overdosing on the drug, the US Food and Drug Administration warns. These ODs typically are due to miscommunications or miscalculations...
GAO report reveals gaps in US isolation and quarantine planning
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Donna Shryer
Jul 30, 2024
A new report from the US Government Accountability Office sheds light on challenges and shortcomings in isolation and quarantine planning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lutheran Senior Services opens Netherlands-inspired dementia village, with more on the way
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 30, 2024
Inspired by a dementia village model in the Netherlands, a US senior living operator is opening a new memory care neighborhood concept in two of its communities to provide a “safe and immersive” experience...
Citizenship assistance program helps senior living operator stand out from the competition
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 30, 2024
A resident-inspired program that helps senior living staff members achieve US citizenship became so much more for one organization, which shared its success in the hopes of inspiring other communities...
People in the news, July 30
By
Eliza Mattson
Jul 30, 2024
Appointments, promotions and other news at 2Life Communities, Buckner Retirement Services, CareWork, Christian Village Communities, Edgemere, Experience Senior Living, Hebrew SeniorLife, IntegraCare, Isakson...
Meet Lisa Eckley, 2024 Hall of Honor inductee
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Josh Henreckson
Jul 30, 2024
Lisa Eckley, co-founder of The LTM Group in Dayton, OH, is a Hall of Honor inductee in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
Sabra Health Care REIT continues to make progress on its sustainability goals
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 30, 2024
Sabra Health Care REIT continued to make progress meeting its e-initiative roadmap goals last year, the Irvine, CA-based real estate investment trust noted in its fourth annual sustainability report. The...
Largest affordable senior housing community built within past decade to open this fall
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 30, 2024
Sawyer’s Walk, the largest affordable senior housing community built in the United States, will open in Miami this fall, according to developer SG Holdings, a partnership among Swerdlow Group, SJM Partners...
FDA approves another blood test for colon cancer screening
Jul 29, 2024
Currently, colonoscopy is the gold standard test for colon cancer, but adherence to it is low because it is invasive and preparation for the test is daunting.