Boom in post-acute care creates fatal risks for skilled nursing homes

LOS ANGELES: Investors are scooping up skilled nursing home facilities, but the rush to make money on these services might be putting patients’ health—and even lives—at risk, according to a lengthy article published today.

Struggling with razor-thin margins for long-term care residents, skilled nursing home Read More »

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Seven guiding principles for over 50s downsizers

AUSTIN: Whilst as few as 15 per cent of the over 50s sector intend to downsize, here is a step by step guide for those who do not suffer from boomerang children, blended families, treasured memory syndrome, aging in place determination or ‘we shall not Read More »

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Researchers to investigate overuse of antipsychotic drugs in dementia patients

NEW BRUNSWICK: Rutgers University will take the lead in a three-year study that will investigate the effectiveness of government initiatives to address overprescribing of antipsychotic medications for dementia patients in skilled nursing homes.

The project’s goal is to identify strategies to reduce the number of Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

NEW YORK: The two hundred and fifty-seventh entry for the seniors housing Global Award for 2015 has been received.

Crimson Village has a total of 91 apartments for senior citizens, including 73 traditional assisted living units, 28 single apartments in the specialty care wing and four Read More »

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