Year-over-year health spending growth highest ‘by far’ for home healthcare
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 28, 2024
Year-over-year growth in national health spending in June was highest “by far” for home healthcare, at 20.9%, compared with other major healthcare categories, according to a brief issued late Tuesday...
Even low-risk alcohol consumption ups mortality risk in older adults
Aug 21, 2024
High-risk drinking was tied to higher all-cause, cancer and cardiovascular mortality.
FDA expands approval of Omnipod 5 insulin delivery system to include patients with type 2 diabetes
Aug 27, 2024
Omnipod 5 works in concert with a continuous glucose monitor to manage blood glucose with no daily injections and no finger pricks.
Business briefs, Aug. 23
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 23, 2024
Mt. Hood Senior Living required to find new owner in settlement over resident’ death, multiple violations … 14th annual McKnight’s Tech Awards finalists announced … Ziegler: Rebuilding CCRC...
Sunrise recognized for commitment to healthy living environments
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 23, 2024
Sunrise Senior Living achieved its second consecutive year of the WELL Health-Safety Rating across 200-plus communities for its commitment to creating healthy living environments.
Home-based dialysis gives patients, clinicians more treatment options, nephrologist says
By
Adam Healy
Aug 30, 2024
Facilities may be the traditional setting for dialysis, but emerging home-based treatments present an opportunity to rethink kidney care.
Life’s Essential 8 is enhanced with a psychological health measure
Aug 21, 2024
Adding a ninth dimension based on depression scores by the Patient Health Questionnaires is feasible, the authors say.
Class-action lawsuit targets long-term care management company after data breach hits 80,000 people
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Aug 28, 2024
A long-term care services company has been named in a class action lawsuit over a cyber attack that may have affected almost 80,000 people.
Technology pilot study to focus on improving resident safety, employee well-being in senior living
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 27, 2024
Improving resident safety and employee well-being in senior living communities and other long-term care residential settings through technology is the goal of research getting underway at the University...
Workforce shortages in the healthcare industry are nothing new. But even with creative incentives and initiatives, continuing care retirement / life plan communities continue to struggle to recruit and...