It’s well known that Alzheimer’s takes a huge toll on its victims. Less known is that state budgets may be soon suffering as well.
Muscle loss linked with falls, fractures in older adults
Nov 04, 2015
Older people with an age-related loss of muscle mass and strength may be at greater risk of falling and bone fractures, according to new research.
Florida’s new assisted living standards a win for nurses
By
Emily Mongan
Jun 22, 2015
Florida’s new state standards for nurses in assisted living facilities may boost recruiting and allow freedom in performing medical functions for residents.
Blocking a key enzyme may help reverse memory loss
By
John O'Connor
Aug 16, 2017
Interfering with the enzyme that blocks communication between brain cells may help reverse Alzheimer’s-related memory loss, MIT researchers have found.
Top senior living concerns are recruiting, retaining, paying, survey says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 12, 2018
Staffing and labor issues by far are the biggest concerns of senior living chief financial officers responding to a recent poll by specialty investment bank Ziegler.
Investor interest in senior living is likely to remain robust, survey finds
By
John O'Connor
Jul 03, 2019
Celebrations marking new construction have become increasingly common in the senior living sector, thanks to a robust infusion of consumer demand and working capital.
A health tip for employees who sit at desks all day
Oct 13, 2015
Your employees who sit at desks for most of the workday may be paying a price with their vascular health, according to new research. Fortunately, a solution exists.
More news for Friday, July 16
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 16, 2021
COVID-19 bill may protect senior living community from liability in resident’s death … Retirement community shooting may have been ‘mercy killing’ … Assisted living nurse pleads guilty...
SARS-CoV-2-linked hospitalization, ED encounters rare after Paxlovid
Jun 28, 2022
<1 percent of patients to whom Paxlovid was dispensed for mild-to-moderate COVID-19 had a hospitalization or emergency department encounter.
Rehospitalization in dementia patients tied to nurse continuity
Jun 28, 2021
Wide variation was seen in continuity of nursing staff for home healthcare visits to dementia patients following hospitalization.