Assisted living regulation, government relations, ageism and pop culture, solutions for the middle market, and chronic disease and resident care were some of the column topics that especially grabbed the...
19% of older adults don’t plan to get flu vaccine: study
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Lois A. Bowers
Dec 09, 2019
Nineteen percent of people aged 60 or more years do not plan to get vaccinated against influenza this year, according to a new AmeriSpeak Spotlight on Health survey from NORC at the University of Chicago.
Diabetes least prevalent in long-term care among assisted living residents
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Lois A. Bowers
Nov 16, 2018
Diabetes is less prevalent among residents of assisted living communities compared with residents of other long-term care settings, according to data from the National Center for Health Statistics.
Life expectancy decreasing, CDC says
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 15, 2018
Life expectancy in the United States decreased in both 2015 and 2016, marking the only decreases in the past 20 years and the first consecutive two-year decline since 1964, according to a new report from...
CDC: Diabetes management could help prevent hospitalizations, emergency department visits, deaths
Jul 23, 2017
Helping residents get their diabetes under control may help lower hospitalizations, emergency department visits, deaths and healthcare costs, suggests a new report from the Centers for Disease Control...
Planning an outing to the fair? Avoid the pigs
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 15, 2016
If your activities calendar has a trip to an upcoming county or state fair on it, you’ll want to bypass the pig exhibits, based on new information from the CDC.
Diabetes incidence increases in U.S., worldwide
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 06, 2016
The number of adults with diabetes worldwide has quadrupled since 1980, and U.S. residents have contributed to that increase, according to a new study published in The Lancet.
Where dementia is most prevalent
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 03, 2016
A new tool from the federal government provides county- and state-level prevalence data for Alzheimer’s/dementia and 15 other chronic conditions.
Deaths from 5 diseases decline
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 28, 2015
Wellness efforts may be having an effect. Deaths from five of the six leading causes saw an overall decline in the United States between 1969 and 2013, according to a new analysis.
Top 10 contributors to health loss in U.S.
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 31, 2015
A new analysis contains good and bad news regarding American life expectancy.