Learn about staffing, AI solutions from industry experts June 27 at free virtual event
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 21, 2024
Join McKnight’s for a complimentary “Meeting of the Minds” virtual event on Thursday, June 27, to hear the latest news and information about staffing and artificial intelligence from industry experts.
Brookdale, Atria top Argentum largest provider lists for 2024
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 27, 2024
Brookdale Senior Living and Atria topped various lists in the newly released 2024 Largest 150 Providers Report, created by Argentum in partnership with Lument and sponsored by LifeLoop, Enseo and UKG.
Substituting lower-wage staff for registered nurses tied to worse outcomes
Jun 25, 2024
Harms include avoidable patient deaths, readmissions, longer lengths of stay, excess Medicare costs and forgone cost savings.
SCOTUS places ‘tombstone’ on Chevron doctrine, upending operation of federal agencies
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 01, 2024
A Supreme Court decision handed down Friday morning could transform the way federal agencies operate, providing the basis for senior living operators and other companies to challenge agency decisions.
Vigorous physical activity may preserve cognitive function in high-risk HTN
Jun 24, 2024
High versus low vigorous physical activity was linked to a lower risk of mild cognitive impairment, probable dementia and MCI/probable dementia in a multivariate model.
Most continuing care retirement / life plan communities maintained relatively high occupancy rates in the first quarter, with data showing a pattern of stronger occupancy growth in regions reporting smaller...
Dementia with Lewy bodies risk down with α-1 adrenergic receptor antagonists
Jun 19, 2024
The risk for developing dementia with Lewy bodies was lower for men newly started on Tz/Dz/Az compared with those taking tamsulosin or 5ARI.
Hospital nursing resources tied to COVID-19 survival
Jun 24, 2024
“If all hospitals in the study had superior nursing resources prior to or during the pandemic, models estimate many thousands of deaths among patients hospitalized with COVID-19 could have been avoided,”...
National Tenants Bill of Rights lays out ‘essential rights’ for older adult and other renters
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 26, 2024
A National Tenants Bill of Rights could equip the nation’s 114 million renters — among them affordable senior housing residents — with a new tool against housing instability, harassment, eviction...
Supreme Court ruling a victory for employers not supportive of worker unionization efforts
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 14, 2024
A Supreme Court ruling on Thursday marked a victory for petitioner Starbucks, and it also was a victory for employers that don’t support worker efforts to unionize.