Social connections, engagement keys to winning over prospective senior living residents: survey
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 07, 2021
Social connections, technology and access to the outdoors are key to winning over prospective residents to senior living, according to a new lifestyle survey of older adults.
Air pollution, road traffic noise exposure may be linked to heart failure
Oct 06, 2021
Female nurses exposed to high levels of particulate matter2.5, nitrogen dioxide2, and road traffic noise had enhanced risk for heart failure; risks greater in those with hypertension or former smoking...
McKnight’s Senior Living unveils new branding, website
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 06, 2021
McKnight’s Senior Living and its sister media brands, McKnight’s Long-Term Care News and McKnight’s Home Care, today debut new branding and new websites to reflect the brand family’s strength and...
Capital’s proposed agreement with Conversant is ‘suboptimal’: investors
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 06, 2021
In light of Capital Senior Living’s Oct. 1 amended, restated investment agreement with Conversant Capital, the Dallas-based operator is facing backlash again from Ortelius Advisors along with an alternative...
Staff shortages lead to limits, holds on admissions: survey
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 06, 2021
Nearly three-quarters of the respondents to a Pennsylvania Health Care Association member survey last month said they’ve had to limit or put on hold admissions within the past six months.
Study confirms virulence of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern
Oct 05, 2021
The risks for hospitalization, ICU admission, death were up for N501Y-positive variants but were even more pronounced with the delta variant.
Controlling hypertension in older adults: Up dose or add new med?
Oct 05, 2021
There was a bigger drop in systolic blood pressure, but less intensification sustainability was seen with addition of a new medication versus maximizing dose of the current drug.
Part 2: Could active adult housing help solve the middle-market affordability challenge?
By
Jim Moore
Oct 05, 2021
Beside value-engineering the physical product, reduced operating expenses also can play a role.
Colorectal cancer diagnoses plummeted during the pandemic
Oct 04, 2021
Fewer cases of colorectal cancer were identified through screening; more patients had serious complications at the time of diagnosis.
Everyone in the pools!
By
Mihaela Zaharescu
Oct 04, 2021
With a rhythm of life that demands spaces devoted to fitness and well-being, today’s senior living communities are trending toward resort-style amenities, including multiple dining options, indoor and...