State vaccine mandates expected to send some home healthcare workers for the doors
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 20, 2021
As angry healthcare workers descended on Maine’s state house all week protesting a looming state COVID-19 vaccine mandate, Care & Comfort President and CEO Mike Stair worried about the toll the rule...
The Virginian completes $67 million renovation
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 28, 2024
The Virginian in Fairfax, VA, has completed a $67 million renovation project to add units and expand amenities at the continuing care/ life plan community. Owned by an affiliate of the Chicago-based private...
7,000 steps per day tied to lower risk for early death
Sep 21, 2021
No association was seen between step intensity in middle age and later mortality.
CDC: Unvaccinated should not travel this Labor Day weekend
Sep 01, 2021
The agency urges fully vaccinated people to travel with precautions and take infection risk into consideration.
AHA: PREVENT risk calculator estimates risk for cardiovascular disease
Nov 13, 2023
PREVENT equations were developed and validated in adults aged 30 to 79 years without known CVD and included eGFR as a predictor.
Older knee replacement implants as good as newer models
Jan 12, 2023
No significant difference was seen in the six-month Oxford Knee Score for the newer Journey II BCS versus the older Genesis II.
Minnix: We have outdated beliefs about aging
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 30, 2015
The focus of aging services over the next decade should be redefining age, improving practices, innovating solutions and transforming policy, the leader of a top senior care association declared Wednesday.
Mental health treatment linked to better outcomes in CAD, heart failure
Mar 22, 2024
Patients receiving mental health treatment were less likely to be rehospitalized, have an emergency department visit or die from any cause.
Looking for provider relief funds? These tips can help
By
Amy Novotney
Jun 25, 2020
Earlier this month, the Department of Health and Human Services announced that it would distribute approximately $15 billion in grants to eligible state Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program...
Light at night tied to higher risk for mental health disorders
Nov 28, 2023
Daytime or natural light may offer a protective effect, however.