On-site clinic helps CCRC residents age in place, exec says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 17, 2024
St. Mark Village, a continuing care retirement community in Palm Harbor, FL, has added a full-service, primary care clinic run by Curana Health. It opened Jan. 4 and serves residents and employees.
Cap reached for H-2B visas as new tools are planned for H-1B visas
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 17, 2024
US Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough petitions to reach the congressionally mandated cap for the additional 20,716 visas made available for returning workers for the first half of...
CDC: Although season not over, flu activity is slowing down
Jan 16, 2024
So far this season, the flu has caused at least 14 million illnesses, 150,000 hospitalizations and 9,400 deaths.
Predictive tech tools helping spur value-based care, health execs say
By
Aaron Dorman
Jan 16, 2024
New tech is helping LTCs provide value-based care via AI and predictive technology, both tech and healthcare leaders say.
4 challenges that senior living leaders must address to thrive in 2024
By
Mark Bryan
Jan 16, 2024
Here are four challenges and their implications that leaders and companies could face that must be addressed if they are to thrive in 2024.
Digital leads just as ‘hot’ as other ones, expert says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 16, 2024
When it comes to senior living leads, digital sources are king, but senior living communities lack the processes and systems in place to handle those leads, as well as the urgency to work them, according...
Ventas challenged by Land & Buildings with 3 board nominations
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 12, 2024
Stamford, CT-based Land & Buildings has put forth three candidates for Ventas’ board of directors to be voted on at the Chicago-based real estate investment trust’s next annual meeting of stockholders,...
Governor reevaluates $25 minimum wage for healthcare workers
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 12, 2024
In the wake of a projected $38 billion deficit, California Gov. Gavin Newson (D) is reevaluating an incremental minimum wage increase to $25 an hour for nursing homes, assisted living and other healthcare-related...
Cost of linked-benefit LTC insurance drops by up to 27 percent from last year
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 12, 2024
Individuals are paying up to 27% less for linked-benefit long-term care insurance coverage than they were a year ago, according to an annual price index released Thursday by the American Association for...
‘Adaptive’ brain stimulation tool could improve care for late-stage Parkinson’s seniors
By
Aaron Dorman
Jan 11, 2024
A long-term research study on DBS may have achieved two goals: increasing the area of stimulation and creating a more efficient process.