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Consider these points when planning senior living campuses and communities
Consider these points when planning senior living campuses and communities
By
Julie Heiberger, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP
Jon Rynish, AIA LEED AP
May 30, 2023

Senior living organizations are finding that the priorities of yesteryear far different from today. Just as with many other aspects of our society, the pace of change has heightened for the industry. We’ve...

High-touch, flexible care: The ‘secret sauce’ for helping residents age in place
High-touch, flexible care: The ‘secret sauce’ for helping residents age in place
By
Jamie Babcock
May 11, 2023

When partnering with a care model, the program should include five components.

New OSHA initiative emphasizes prevention, reduction of workplace falls
New OSHA initiative emphasizes prevention, reduction of workplace falls
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 03, 2023

A new Occupational Safety and Health Administration national emphasis program aims to prevent and reduce workplace falls.

Provider tests AI to help identify potential falls before they happen
Provider tests AI to help identify potential falls before they happen
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 23, 2023

A six-month pilot program using artificial intelligence recorded 400 resident fall “saves” in one senior living provider’s memory care residents.

The rise of polypharmacy and ways to prevent it
The rise of polypharmacy and ways to prevent it
By
Chuck Benain
Mar 23, 2023

Healthcare practitioners need to be ever vigilant and tactful in managing the many medications used to treat older adults.

Older men have higher rates of skull fractures than women
Older men have higher rates of skull fractures than women
Mar 21, 2023

The findings were seen for emergency department visits for blunt head trauma, mostly due to falls.

New model predicts two-year risk for fall injuries in nursing home residents
New model predicts two-year risk for fall injuries in nursing home residents
Mar 14, 2023

The clinical tool includes five characteristics, including activities of daily living and history of nonhip fracture.

Resident falls account for 75 percent of insurance claims with payment in senior living
Resident falls account for 75 percent of insurance claims with payment in senior living
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 06, 2023

Resident falls claims continue to be the primary insurance loss driver for senior living providers, according to a new report.

Nearly half of people with dementia experience a fall annually
Nearly half of people with dementia experience a fall annually
Jan 31, 2023

Vision impairment and living with a spouse predict falls in persons with dementia.

More news for Friday, Jan. 13
More news for Friday, Jan. 13
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 13, 2023

Fall rate almost 50% for older adults with dementia; study pinpoints risk factors … Initiatives launched to help older New Yorkers age in communities of choice … LeadingAge VA CNA course takes aim...