Six more deaths in listeria outbreak tied to Boar’s Head deli meats
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Haymarket Media
Aug 29, 2024
According to the CDC, “Listeria is especially harmful to people who are pregnant, aged 65 or older, or with weakened immune systems,” the agency said in a news release.
6.7 percent of US adults cannot use automatic BP devices due to arm size
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Haymarket Media
Sep 06, 2024
The findings, with patients whose arm circumference was not in range, were seen for 10 most popular over-the-counter devices sold on Amazon.
Digital brokerage firm Offerd expands into senior living market
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 05, 2024
Digital brokerage firm Offerd has expanded into the senior living market, the Austin, TX-based company announced Wednesday.
New company, 603Healthcare, assumes management of eight Genesis HealthCare properties
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 04, 2024
603Healthcare has assumed management of eight former Genesis HealthCare-owned senior living and care properties in New Hampshire, 603Healthcare announced Monday.
Remission of type 2 diabetes feasible with soup and shake diet intervention
Aug 09, 2024
32% of those who completed the program had remission, with mean weight loss of 14.4%, or 15.9 kg.
Improving workplace can lower assisted living nurse turnover rates, decrease burnout
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 20, 2024
Understanding the factors that contribute to burnout among assisted living nurses can drive interventions to ease high turnover rates, according to an expert in the field.
Senior living communities struggle to sell value amid increasing rates
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 19, 2024
As senior living operators continue to try to recoup COVID-19 pandemic costs, sales teams aren’t necessarily doing the best job selling value in the face of increasing prices, according to a marketing...
Dementia care education equips staff to create better interactions, outcomes
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 13, 2024
Senior living communities should invest in dementia care education to better equip staff members with the skills they need to create better interactions and outcomes.
Psychosocial stressors at work linked to increased risk for a-fib
Aug 14, 2024
Job strain and an effort-reward imbalance were linked to an increased risk for a-fib separately and in combination.
Increasing demand for active adult communities driving higher occupancy rates: NIC
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 03, 2024
Longer life expectancy, increased solo aging and changing lifestyle preferences are driving demand for active adult rental properties as occupancy rates soar into the mid-90s, according to the National...