Largest affordable senior housing community built within past decade to open this fall
By
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...
Wearable tech shows promise in spotting falls among older adults at home, improving reaction time
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 01, 2024
A new technology may be able to boost reaction times to help older adults who fall at home get care more quickly.
More news for Thursday, May 30
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 30, 2024
Free training helps dementia caregivers cope with difficult behavior … 2 former senior living employees charged in resident’s hypothermia death … HUD announces $67M in new funding for energy...
Stroke certification less likely in the most disadvantaged communities
Jul 30, 2024
Hospitals located in the most disadvantaged communities were the least likely to have adoption of any stroke certification.
AI may be useful in polypharmacy management
Apr 24, 2024
ChatGPT deprescribing decisions varied along activities of daily living status, cardiovascular disease history, and medication type
Cost, quality of care inform lists of nation’s most/least expensive assisted living communities
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 17, 2024
As the nation’s population of older adults begins to scrutinize their senior living options, Seniorly analyzed rates from its more than 60,000 senior living community network to create a list of the...
One in seven drug supply chain issue reports tied to drug shortages
Apr 10, 2024
Supply disruptions increased for drugs with and without reports at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Medical debt common in adults with depression, anxiety
Jul 22, 2024
Medical debt also was tied to delayed or forgone healthcare.
Women undergoing CABG more likely to get care at low-quality hospitals
Jul 29, 2024
More than fourfold higher mortality was seen for women Medicare beneficiaries receiving coronary artery bypass grafting at low-quality hospitals than male beneficiaries at high-quality hospitals.
Chemo tied to gut microbiome changes and associated cognitive decline
Jul 23, 2024
The findings were independent of chemotherapy-induced inflammation.