Many US adults lost trust in physicians, hospitals during pandemic
Aug 06, 2024
Lower levels of trust were tied to significantly lower odds of COVID-19 and flu vaccination.
Improving workplace can lower assisted living nurse turnover rates, decrease burnout
By
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.
LeadingAge applauds HUD’s proposed updates to affordable housing block grant program
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 12, 2024
Members of the Preservation Working Group, including LeadingAge, recently applauded the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s proposal to update program rules for the HOME Investment Partnerships...
Dementia may occur less often, develop slower in Parkinson’s disease patients
Aug 07, 2024
The median time to dementia was 15 years in the Penn cohort; the estimated probability of dementia at year 10 was 9 to 15% in the PPMI cohort.
Alzheimer’s care, quality of life improve with innovative immersion room
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Aug 05, 2024
A creative new room at a Long Island, NY, nursing home may serve as a model for improving the quality of Alzheimer’s care.
To know or not to know, that is the question
By
John O'Connor
Aug 15, 2024
We live in an era where finding answers quickly is highly valued. But is faster always better?
‘Alarming’ legal opinion could be ‘detrimental’ to senior living project financing, leaders say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 16, 2024
An “alarming” legal opinion affecting a federal loan program popular with senior living and care organizations could have a “detrimental” effect on maintaining senior living communities and other...
Scholarship program rewards diligent staffers, encourages retention
By
Foster Stubbs
Aug 14, 2024
Funded by resident contributions, the Erickson Student Scholarship Fund provides employees reimbursement for tuition and other educational expenses such as books for university or trade school. Find out...
Retirement community wins challenge against FTC’s noncompete ban
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 16, 2024
A federal judge on Wednesday ruled against the Federal Trade Commission and in favor of the Florida retirement community The Villages, stating that the commission’s ban on most noncompete agreements...
COVID-19 vaccination may increase risk for urinary tract symptoms
Aug 01, 2024
A higher proportion of those who received a single dose versus three doses had to urinate five or more times in the night.