Nurse practitioners no more likely than doctors to prescribe inappropriately
Oct 23, 2023
Nurse practitioners were overrepresented among clinicians with the highest and lowest rates of inappropriate prescribing.
Bill would strip assisted living operators of ability to sign death certificates
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 11, 2020
Assisted living communities and nursing homes no longer would have the authority to sign resident death certificates under a bill introduced in the Georgia General Assembly. Instead, long-term care facilities...
Minnesota asks feds for help with staffing, supply shortages in senior living
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 16, 2020
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is asking the federal government for staffing and supply help for assisted living communities and other long-term care facilities, as well as hospitals, in the state that are struggling...
Light therapy aids psychobehavioral symptoms with Alzheimer’s disease
Dec 08, 2023
Significant benefits were seen for sleep efficacy, depression and agitation.
AI tool may aid remote assessment of Parkinson’s symptom severity
Sep 18, 2023
Performance was better than that of a certified rater but not quite as good as that of an expert neurologists.
Generic, brand-name medication similarly effective for COPD
Aug 07, 2023
Wixela Inhub and Advair Diskus fluticasone-salmeterol are similarly effective and safe for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
New senior living operator sets sights on Southeast
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 12, 2017
Josh Crisp says he felt an inner calling to provoke change and develop a new approach to senior living. On Monday, that calling revealed itself in the form of Solinity.
Affluent LGBTQ+ households increasing faster than heterosexual households
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 02, 2022
Research from Merrill Lynch shows that members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning community are overcoming challenges to build wealth faster than the population at large.
CCRC faces class action lawsuit over alleged biometric data collection, use
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 08, 2024
A continuing care retirement / life plan community in Chicago is facing a class action lawsuit alleging that it used a timekeeping system that collected and stored biometric data using employees’ facial...
Physical activity may cut heart failure risk in women
Feb 23, 2024
The findings were seen for overall accelerometer-measured physical activity and light or moderate-to-vigorous activity, as well as for steps per day.