FDA approves ankle device that helps stop overactive bladders
By
Aaron Dorman
Sep 05, 2023
The FDA cleared a device, which goes around a user’s ankle, that can help treat an overactive bladder.
Long-term care management company ordered to pay $3 million in back pay to 3,024 workers
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 25, 2022
A company managing long-term care facilities in four states will pay almost $3 million in back overtime pay to 3,024 workers across 84 locations, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division announced...
COVID-19 pandemic at a tipping point: WHO
Jan 30, 2023
The organization’s International Health Regulations Emergency Committee met last week to discuss COVID-19.
‘Aggressive’ rate increases needed in long-term care: ESI
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 13, 2022
Due to increased debt costs and other inflationary pressures, rate increases in long-term care are inevitable, Evans Senior Investments Director Kris Lowes said Wednesday. He called for operators to “aggressively...
United Kingdom eases COVID-19 testing rules for international visitors
Jan 06, 2022
The change will be welcome news to people who refrained from traveling for fear they would get stranded in a foreign country.
NLRB decision could have senior living implications
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 31, 2015
The National Labor Relations Board has changed its standard for determining joint employer status, and the decision may have implications for senior living operators.
On the constant lookout
By
John Andrews
Oct 01, 2014
Thanks to a combination of technology, education and protocols, senior living communities and families can keep a closer eye on those served
Florida assisted living communities challenged by staffing, Medicaid, study confirms
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 16, 2019
Staffing and Medicaid reimbursement were two pressing issues for operators that emerged from a recent survey commissioned by the Florida Assisted Living Association, the organization’s CEO, Shaddrick...
Stay tuned for EEOC’s revised wellness plan rule
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 03, 2018
It’s back to the drawing board for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which has until August to issue a new notice of proposed rulemaking on workplace wellness plans under a Dec. 20 ruling...
Study finds ‘digital divide’ with internet use among older adults
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 19, 2020
Some older adults may be missing out on the health and wellness benefits that can result from internet use, according to the results of a newly published study, who noted a “digital divide.”