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REIT tax benefits questioned as influence over nursing homes rises
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 03, 2022
Tax policies meant to benefit real estate investment trusts as “passive investors” in nursing homes should be reviewed with an eye toward their active operational influences, say economists...
Meet Cassie Mistretta, 2022 Hall of Honor inductee
By
C. Max Bachmann
Aug 02, 2022
Editor’s Note: McKnight’s Long-Term Care News, McKnight’s Senior Living and McKnight’s Home Care are profiling the McKnight’s 2022 Women of Distinction honorees daily July 5 through Aug. 11....
Vitamin D3 does not reduce fracture risk in healthy older adults: study
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 29, 2022
Results from a large clinical trial do not support the use of vitamin D supplements to reduce fractures in generally healthy men and women, investigators say.
Geriatric hospital study reveals workers’ role in COVID outbreaks
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 20, 2022
A new study highlights how gaps in infection control practices may help spread COVID-19 between healthcare workers and patients.
Meet Elizabeth Dauch, Veteran VIP honoree
By
C. Max Bachmann
Jul 07, 2022
Editor’s Note: McKnight’s Long-Term Care News, McKnight’s Senior Living and McKnight’s Home Care are profiling the McKnight’s 2022 Women of Distinction honorees daily July 5 through Aug. 10....
Relationship between nutrition and dementia remains elusive, study finds
By
John Roszkowski
Jul 06, 2022
After two years of investigation, academic researchers have come to a place that may surprise many close observers: They have found no direct correlation between nutrition and dementia risk.
Social stress may speed immune system aging: study
Jun 27, 2022
Exposure to social stress including trauma and discrimination is associated with signs of accelerated immune system aging, a first-time study has found.
Medicare could have saved $3.6 billion on generic drugs in 2020
Jun 20, 2022
Authors say Medicare could have saved up to $3.6 billion by purchasing generics at Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company prices
Amyloid-busting drug for early Alzheimer’s fails to stop cognitive decline, long-term study concludes
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 21, 2022
The failure of a more-than-decade-long trial in patients with early-onset Alzheimer’s deals yet another blow to a key treatment theory, observers say.