Lois has spent almost her entire career covering healthcare, the business of healthcare and related topics via journalism or public relations. She holds a master's degree in journalism and mass communication from Kent State University and is the recipient of the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Award as well as other honors.
Personal care aides should be included in the team-based programs through which home- and community-based services and care increasingly are delivered in assisted living communities and homes, but several factors are impeding their inclusion, according to a study recently published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
A bill that will make Connecticut the seventh state with a paid family and medical leave program is on the way to the desk of Gov. Ned Lamont, who has said he will sign it.
An overwhelming 83.9% of Five Star Senior Living shares were voted in favor of a provision key to restructuring the company’s business arrangement with Senior Housing Properties Trust at Five Star’s annual stockholders’ meeting on Tuesday, the Newton, MA-based company announced Wednesday.
As the Thrive Senior Living name disappears from real estate investment trust LTC Properties’ portfolio, the Atlanta-based operator said Tuesday that it is a good time to step away from stand-alone memory care communities, which company leaders now view as “insufficient” to meet resident needs.
A vaccine developed by University of New Mexico researchers has shown promise in preventing the formation of the tau tangles in the brain and someday potentially could prevent the cognitive decline typically seen in people with Alzheimer’s disease, they said.
The actions address all six Thrive communities that were part of LTC’s portfolio as of its May earnings call, when REIT executives shared that LTC had issued a notice of default to Thrive as well as a demand for a $2.6 million payment.
The Department of Justice needs to improve the planning and assessment of its efforts to address elder abuse, including neglect and exploitation, the Government Accountability Office said in a report released Friday.
Eric Mendelsohn on Thursday provided a peek into National Health Investors’ playbook for helping its operators stay competitive when a new senior living community is opening nearby.
