Nerve decompression may ease painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy
Mar 28, 2024
Nerve decompression was associated with reduced pain, but equal improvement was seen in decompressed and sham legs.
Ghosting: The new norm, or can we do better?
By
Melanie Perry, MS, CDP, CADDCT, CMDCP
Apr 01, 2024
I would like to challenge those of us in senior living to address and eliminate the frustrating, time- and resource-wasting trend of ghosting.
Brookdale’s staffing algorithm under fire for alleged chronic understaffing of communities
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 02, 2024
One national senior living company’s staffing algorithm drew repeated complaints from building managers for failing to capture the nuances of caring for older adults, leading to residents going without...
AHCA/NCAL’s Parkinson honors ‘real heroes’ in his own words
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 25, 2024
AHCA/NCAL President and CEO Mark Parkinson received the 2024 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards Career Achievement Award on Thursday. Read his acceptance speech here.
‘Don’t panic — prepare,’ experts urge in ‘new era’ of health data
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 01, 2024
Long-term care operators who may think that more complex health data gathering will be important only at the end of this decade, or that it can somehow be evaded altogether, are in for a rude awakening.
67 years of marriage, from orphanage to retirement community
By
Foster Stubbs
Feb 14, 2024
Peggy and Billy Griffin met at an orphanage almost 80 years ago. Today, they are approaching 67 years of marriage. Find out more and learn how to submit your photos!
Esophageal acid exposure shorter with left lateral sleep position
Feb 15, 2022
The left lateral decubitus position also is linked to faster esophageal acid clearance versus supine or the right lateral position.
Business briefs for Tuesday, March 9
Mar 09, 2021
Senior living still left out of latest COVID-19 relief bill passed by Senate … DOL pushes back implementation of final rule on independent contractor standard to May 7 … Walker & Dunlop structures...
Business briefs for Monday, March 8
Mar 08, 2021
How states’ lifting of mask mandates, other restrictions could affect senior living … Senior care provider InnovAge raises $342M in IPO … Accepting census reality first step in SNF operators’ post-pandemic...
More news for Friday, May 14
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 14, 2021
Florida launches generator status dashboard to show status of on-site generators in assisted living … California assisted living operator pays $159K in back pay over labor law violations … Pennsylvania...