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Fidget spinners show promise in addressing dementia symptoms
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 13, 2017
An Ohio senior living community is finding that fidget spinners and cubes seem to produce a calming effect in those with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.
HCBS ‘especially vulnerable’ under ACA replacement, report says
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 22, 2017
Home- and community-based services would be “especially vulnerable to deep cuts” if the American Health Care Act passed by the House of Representatives were to become law, according to a new...
Competition hurts Brookdale in third quarter
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 01, 2016
Misjudging the competition hurt Brookdale Senior Living financially in the third quarter, President and CEO Andy Smith said Tuesday during a third-quarter earnings call.
Valeant in the hot seat at Senate committee hearing
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 27, 2016
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International and its pricing practices were the focus of an April 27 hearing of the Senate Special Committee on Aging.
AlerisLife looks to expand business lines in new year: CEO
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 25, 2022
Ringing in the new year with a new name, AlerisLife marked the fourth quarter of 2021 and first quarter of 2022 with new collaborations and partnerships that executives said were aimed at enhancing the...
Senior living coalition calls on Congress to address workforce crisis
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 20, 2022
A coalition of senior living advocacy groups is calling on congressional leaders to build and train the workforce needed now — and into the future — to care for the nation’s rapidly growing aging...
Some barriers to entry remain, but new CMS payment model gives a boost to home dialysis
By
Diane Eastabrook
Mar 08, 2021
Home dialysis increased 180% in nine months for patients of a Roanoke, VA, nephrology group. But Valley Nephrology Associates said it took a robust educational effort and an all-hands-on-deck approach...
Argentum announces apprenticeship, workforce data service and more
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 17, 2019
The first-ever national apprenticeship for nursing assistants and other caregivers in senior living and a new data service to help operators with their staffing plans were among the announcements Tuesday...
As Enlivant recovers from pandemic, Sabra to decide whether to exit portfolio, CEO says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 24, 2021
Sabra Health Care REIT will make a decision about its joint venture with TPG Real Estate, through which it has a 49% stake in a portfolio of dozens of Enlivant senior living communities, later this year,...