Brookdale achieves 31 consecutive months of occupancy growth
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 12, 2024
Brookdale Senior Living announced late Monday that it has achieved 31 consecutive months of year-over-year weighted average occupancy growth.
Omega Healthcare Investors has ‘headroom’ to withstand LaVie’s bankruptcy: Fitch Ratings
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 12, 2024
Omega Healthcare Investors’ credit rating has enough of a cushion to weather the recent bankruptcy of tenant LaVie Care Centers, Fitch Ratings said Tuesday.
Almost a third of retirees consider picking up temporary jobs
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 12, 2024
One third of retirees are considering picking up one to three shifts of temporary work per week because their cost of living is increasing, according to Indeed Flex, an online temporary staffing platform.
Systemic side effects of COVID-19 vaccine tied to greater nAB response
Jun 11, 2024
Each 1-degree Celsius increase in skin temperature after a dose was linked to a 1.8- and 3.1-fold higher neutralizing antibody response one and six months later.
Heat exposure increases myocardial blood flow
Jun 11, 2024
There was an approximately twofold increase seen from preexposure values with core temperature increase of 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Melatonin use linked to reduced risk for development, progression of AMD
Jun 11, 2024
Melatonin use was linked to a reduced risk for developing age-related macular degeneration and for progression from nonexudative to exudative AMD.
Nurse case management boosts benefit of home BP telemonitoring
Jun 11, 2024
A greater reduction in systolic blood pressure was seen among predominantly low-income Black and Hispanic stroke survivors.
Loneliness can have negative consequences for both mental, physical health: studies
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 11, 2024
Two newly published studies on loneliness take different approaches to identifying how loneliness affects older adults, but both draw similar conclusions that its negative effects include both mental and...
Bank sues memory care community, calling for receivership and sale for alleged $17 million loan default
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 11, 2024
A bank is calling for a Georgia memory care community to be put into receivership and possibly be sold, saying it is owed almost $17 million for a loan.
Business briefs, June 11
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 11, 2024
Senior living sees slowing rate growth, high discounts in first quarter: NIC … Fitch Ratings affirms RiverWoods at Exeter at A-; outlook stable … Fitch rates Shell Point Retirement Community at BBB+;...