Pricey Alzheimer drug drives spike in Medicare B premium: Officials
Nov 15, 2021
New premium will be $170.10 a month, and the $21.60 boost is the biggest increase ever in dollar amount, but not in percentage terms
Engagement focused on personal connections more important to residents than activity calendars: survey
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 15, 2021
Resident engagement and safety are two areas where technology can improve quality of life and create meaningful experiences, but not in the way you might think, according to K4Connect co-founder and CEO...
Genesis Healthcare transitions organizational model
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 15, 2021
Genesis Healthcare announced Friday an organizational shift toward a market-focused model meant to help the company focus on its recovery.
Ambient temperatures linked to hospitalization for renal diseases
Nov 12, 2021
Ambient temperature is associated with hospitalization for renal diseases, with more prominent risk seen for women, the elderly aged 80 years or older and children aged 0 to 4 years, according to a study...
ASN: Chlorthalidone aids BP control in patients with CKD and HTN
Nov 12, 2021
For patients with stage 4 chronic kidney disease and poorly controlled hypertension, the addition of low dose of chlorthalidone improves blood pressure control.
Senior housing, skilled nursing could be investor favorites as dynamics present ‘window of opportunity’
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 12, 2021
With the senior housing and care market reporting movement toward economic recovery in the third quarter, investment firm Marcus & Millichap reported that a “confluence of near-term challenges and long-term...
Tougher building code penalties implemented in wake of deadly assisted living fire
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 11, 2021
A new law implementing mandatory penalties for repeated building code violations was signed into law just months after a deadly assisted living fire in New York led to the deaths of a firefighter and a...
Class action suit blasts Washington state’s long-term care tax
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 11, 2021
Opponents of a mandatory payroll tax to fund Washington state’s new long-term care program filed a class action lawsuit Tuesday in federal court. The measure aims to stop the January start of the payroll...
Michigan healthcare industry asks state for $650M to address staffing shortages
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 10, 2021
Michigan’s Healthcare Workforce Sustainability Alliance is asking the Michigan legislature for $650 million to help offset staffing shortages. The funds would be directed toward rewarding current...
Sleep onset timing linked to risk of developing CVD
Nov 09, 2021
The lowest cardiovascular disease incidence was seen in association with a sleep-onset time of 10:00 p.m. to 10:59 p.m.