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Hurricanes hastened the deaths of adults with dementia, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 08, 2023
People with Alzheimer’s and related dementias (ADRD) had higher mortality rates in U.S. counties that had recently experienced a hurricane disaster, investigators report.
The Big Picture: Tough times? Adjust!
By
John O'Connor
May 08, 2018
It’s hardly news that many skilled care operators are now struggling. The rehab-switcheroo windfall has apparently played itself out at many properties. Meanwhile, occupancy levels generally remain...
CEO answers hurricane-hit Puerto Rico nursing home’s call for help with plane full of supplies
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Oct 04, 2017
Last month an employee of a Puerto Rico nursing home appeared in an ABC News interview with a desperate request for anyone who was watching: Don’t let our residents die.
Common autoimmune drugs reduce mortality, up clinical status in COVID-19: NIH
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 06, 2022
Two commonly used autoimmune drugs could be used in addition to standard-of-care treatments to improve COVID-19 outcomes, the agency says.
Smart Money: Have what it takes?
Apr 01, 2011
William C. Fisher, President, Investment Advisory Group LLC
Smart Money: Senior care providers can benefit significantly from a donor trust
Dec 01, 2009
Have you ever heard of a Charitable Lead Annuity Trust (CLAT)? As a senior care provider, you can benefit significantly from this.
Fewer than half of Bob Dean’s 800 hurricane victims file class-action claims
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 23, 2023
Only about 400 residents from a harrowing 2021 Hurricane Ida evacuation have filed claims as part of a $12 million class-action settlement.
Facilities urged to conserve dwindling medical supplies as pandemic persists
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 19, 2020
One in five eldercare facilities will run out of masks, gowns and other PPE if current supplies aren’t carefully conserved, says AHCA / NCAL.
COVID-19 deaths among nursing home staff near all-time high
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Amy Novotney
Jan 13, 2022
Deaths from COVID-19 among nursing home workers neared an all time high last week, according to a report released Wednesday by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living.