No advantage seen with long-term oxygen therapy for 24 versus 15 hours/day
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Haymarket Media
Sep 10, 2024
For chronic, severe hypoxemia at rest, the risk for hospitalization or death within one year was comparable for oxygen therapy of 24 or 15 hours/day.
Staffing levels in assisted living should align with resident care needs: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 18, 2024
As assisted living communities care for residents who have increasing care needs, additional nursing staff may be necessary — especially during overnight shifts — to ensure that care delivery aligns...
Government must do more to protect retirees from unfair investment practices, watchdog report finds
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John Roszkowski
Aug 30, 2024
Financial investment professionals are not always looking out for the best interests of retirement investors, and more government oversight is needed to protect retirees from unfair investment practices,...
Assisted living edges out home care, nursing home as paid long-term care choice for middle class
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 29, 2024
Assisted living community living edged out professional at-home care and nursing home care as the paid long-term care option of choice for US middle class retirees who predicted in a recent survey what...
Senior living less expensive than living at home for those who receive home healthcare
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 18, 2024
The cost of living in a home in the greater community can easily exceed the cost of living in a senior living community for older adults using even a modest level of home healthcare, according to a new...
The financial impact of falls detection wearable devices on senior living communities’ NOI
By
Ted Tzirimis
Aug 29, 2024
The intersection of resident safety and financial sustainability has never been more critical, and tech solutions are reshaping the senior living industry landscape.
Retired union members will get a discount at these senior living communities
By
John Roszkowski
Aug 30, 2024
Under an uncommon program designed to meet the needs of the aging labor union population, a Michigan-based senior living provider now is offering a new discount for union members who rent units in their...
Business briefs, Aug. 30
By
John Roszkowski
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 30, 2024
Capital lending and the growing senior living housing crisis … New Jersey assisted living community first in state to receive Joint Commission accreditation … Brio Living Services recognized for HR...
Actions & Transactions, Aug. 30
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John Roszkowski
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 30, 2024
Lutheran SeniorLife to build new independent living cottages … New Ovation independent living community opens in Nebraska … Morning Pointe expanding to offer early memory care services in Hardin Valley,...
New Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac lease requirements to go into effect next year
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John Roszkowski
Aug 30, 2024
Some multifamily housing properties, including many senior housing properties, will be required to provide new protections for tenants starting next year, under new requirements announced Wednesday by...