Provider uses 2-day event to introduce prospective residents to community opening in 2027
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 03, 2024
To entice older adults to plunk down a deposit on a community not slated to open until 2027, one senior living provider created a two-day event featuring tours and tastings at a sister community, in hopes...
Impact of dockworker strike on medicine, medical device supply currently assessed as ‘limited’
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 03, 2024
Supply chains could be disrupted by striking dockworkers at the country’s East Coast and Gulf Coast seaboards, but the Department of Health and Human Services said Monday that preliminary assessments...
Overall job creation rebounds after 5-month slump, but not for healthcare
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 03, 2024
Job creation among private employers in September showed a “widespread rebound” after a five-month slowdown, according to the ADP National Employment Report Economy Lab report released Wednesday.
Wound-related insurance claims on the rise in senior living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 02, 2024
Claims related to resident falls continue to be the primary driver of insurance losses for senior living providers, but wound-related claims are increasing in the setting, according to a new report.
Industry veterans launch tech-driven culinary services company, Restaura
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 02, 2024
Phoenix3 Holdings, which partners to invest in lifestyle and integrated service companies, has launched Boston-based Restaura Hospitality Group. The company will partner with senior living communities...
Well-Spring Group, Brightspire officially under new parent entity, Kintura
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 02, 2024
The Well-Spring Group and Brightspire on Monday officially closed on their agreement to come together as one new parent entity, the Greensboro, NC-based nonprofit Kintura.
FDA approves Dupixent for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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HealthDay News
Oct 01, 2024
The approval is the first in the United States for a biologic for the condition.
Weight-adjusted waist index positively tied to overactive bladder
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HealthDay News
Oct 01, 2024
The association was stronger than with other obesity-related indicators.
Omnicare parent CVS Health to lay off almost 3,000 employees
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 01, 2024
CVS Health, the parent company of long-term care pharmacy Omnicare, is planning to lay off approximately 2,900 employees as it faces “continued disruption, regulatory pressures and evolving consumer...
Two bills providing a roadmap for federal efforts to respond to and fund Alzheimer’s research and programming unanimously passed in the US House of Representatives last week and now are awaiting President...