 The following articles supply facts and figures from companies and organizations in the senior housing and care industry. 6/11/2013
Accessiblity Issues, Clinical Quality and Quality Care Delivery, Disabilities, Facts and Figures, Falls Prevention, Health Care, Life Safety, Managed Risk, Reports, Research
A new study has found that individuals with visual impairment have a significantly greater risk of suffering from poor balance, a contributing factor ...
6/11/2013
Clinical Quality and Quality Care Delivery, Facts and Figures, Health and Wellness, Health Care, Medication Management, Memory Care Best Practices and Research, Memory Care Education, Reports, Research
A prospective study reveals that older adults with diabetes who had experienced an occurrence of hypoglycemia were twice as likely to develop dementia...
6/5/2013
Facts and Figures, Federal Agency Activity, Health Care, Medicare, Reports, Research
The 2013 Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance Program (OASDI) Trustees report has estimated that the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, which pays ...
6/5/2013
Clinical Quality and Quality Care Delivery, Facts and Figures, Health and Wellness, Memory Care Best Practices and Research, Memory Care Education, Reports, Research
A new study has found that highly educated individuals with Alzheimer’s can cope better with the disease thanks to cognitive reserves presumably built...
5/30/2013
Facts and Figures, Reports, Research, Resident and Family Services
An analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that 15 percent of seniors in America live below the poverty line, much higher than the previous 9 p...
5/30/2013
Clinical Quality and Quality Care Delivery, Community Awareness and Education, Disabilities, Facts and Figures, Health and Wellness, Reports, Research
A new national report analyzing the health status of seniors in the United States finds a nationwide increase in rates of obesity, diabetes and other ...
5/15/2013
Clinical Quality and Quality Care Delivery, Community Awareness and Education, Facts and Figures, Health and Wellness, Reports, Research
A new study has found that middle-aged and older adults who experienced symptoms of insomnia had an increased likelihood of being hospitalized, utiliz...
5/15/2013
Clinical Quality and Quality Care Delivery, Facts and Figures, Health and Wellness, Memory Care Best Practices and Research, Memory Care Education, Research, Seniors Housing Residents Financial Survey
A large survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found that 13 percent of Americans aged 60 and older reported wor...
5/15/2013
Business, Facts and Figures, PowerPoint Presentations, Research
Obtain the latest information regarding occupancy, rents, rent growth, and supply and demand for senior housing and care properties. This session will...
5/9/2013
Clinical Quality and Quality Care Delivery, Facts and Figures, Health and Wellness, Memory Care Best Practices and Research, Memory Care Education, Reports, Research
A new study has found that those genetically predisposed to live longer are much less likely to suffer from dementia or other cognitive problems as th...
4/30/2013
Community Awareness and Education, Elder Abuse, Facts and Figures, Health and Wellness, Reports, Research
A new study has found that psychologically vulnerable older adults, those with higher depression scores and lower socioeconomic status, are significan...
4/30/2013
Clinical Quality and Quality Care Delivery, Facts and Figures, Memory Care Best Practices and Research, Memory Care Education, Reports, Research
New research indicates that older adults who follow the Mediterranean diet receive protection from memory loss and cognitive decline.
4/16/2013
Clinical Quality and Quality Care Delivery, Disabilities, Facts and Figures, Memory Care Best Practices and Research, Memory Care Education, Quality of Life, Reports, Research
Results of a new study indicate that exercise programs can slow the physical deterioration of individuals suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, without ...
4/10/2013
Assisted Living, Facts and Figures, Financing Senior Living – Consumer Education, Long Term Care Insurance Education, Nursing Home, Reports, Research, Resident and Family Services, Senior Living Options
A new report reveals that the median cost of a room in an assisted living community is less than half the median cost of a private room in a skilled n...
4/3/2013
Clinical Quality and Quality Care Delivery, Elder Abuse, Facts and Figures, Health and Wellness, Medication Management, Memory Care Best Practices and Research, Memory Care Education, Reports, Research
Previous research has linked antipsychotics with an increased risk of stroke and mortality in older adults, and a new study indicates that most senior...
3/19/2013
Clinical Quality and Quality Care Delivery, Facts and Figures, Health and Wellness, Memory Care Best Practices and Research, Memory Care Education, Reports, Research
A new report finds that one in every three seniors now dies while suffering from Alzheimer's or another form of dementia. The number of deaths caused ...
3/19/2013
Clinical Quality and Quality Care Delivery, Facts and Figures, Health and Wellness, Memory Care Best Practices and Research, Memory Care Education, Reports, Research
New research has found that stress-induced hormones produced by the brain can increase an individual’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and acce...
3/12/2013
Clinical Quality and Quality Care Delivery, Facts and Figures, Memory Care Best Practices and Research, Memory Care Education, Reports, Research, Wellness Program
A new study has found that more than one out of every seven cases of Alzheimer’s disease could be prevented by increasing the amount of physical activ...
2/27/2013
Facts and Figures, Financing Senior Living – Consumer Education, Reports, Research
A new report examining the debt of older Americans reveals that seniors aged 75 and older have incurred a substantial increase in debt between the yea...
2/20/2013
Clinical Quality and Quality Care Delivery, Facts and Figures, Health and Wellness, Health Care, Reports, Research
New research indicates that hospital readmissions, used by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to judge a hospital's quality, ar...
2/20/2013
Active & Engaged Seniors, Community Awareness and Education, Facts and Figures, Health and Wellness, Memory Care Best Practices and Research, Research, Resident Engagement, Science and Technology, Seniors Housing Residents Financial Survey, Social Media
Results from a new study on seniors’ use of social networking sites suggest that older adults who use Facebook may experience an improvement in cognit...
2/12/2013
Clinical Quality and Quality Care Delivery, Facts and Figures, Memory Care Best Practices and Research, Memory Care Education, Reports, Research
As the population of the United States ages, the number of seniors diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease is expected to triple by 2050, according to a ne...
2/12/2013
Clinical Quality and Quality Care Delivery, End of Life, Facts and Figures, Health and Wellness, Reports, Research
A new study has found that more seniors are spending their last days in hospice than they did ten years ago, but it is often preceded by aggressive tr...
1/29/2013
CEO, cheatsheet, Facts and Figures, Research
The National Center for Health Statistics has extended data collection for the 2012 National Study of Long-Term Care Providers (NSLTCP). There is sti...
1/23/2013
Facts and Figures, Federal Agency Activity, Memory Care Best Practices and Research, Memory Care Education, Public Policy, Reports, Research
The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging released a report examining the strategies of five countries in regards to a rapidly growing population of ...
1/15/2013
Clinical Quality and Quality Care Delivery, Facts and Figures, Health Care, Medicare, Reports, Research
According to researchers, a better work environment and improved staffing levels for nurses could lead to fewer hospital readmissions for patients suf...
12/18/2012
Active & Engaged Seniors, Clinical Quality and Quality Care Delivery, Community Awareness and Education, Facts and Figures, Health and Wellness, Memory Care Best Practices and Research, Memory Care Education, Reports, Research, Resident Engagement
Even adjusting for factors like age, socioeconomic factors, and initial cognitive functioning, researchers found that feelings of loneliness increased...
12/11/2012
Facts and Figures, Health and Wellness, Reports, Research
A new study finds that as seniors age, their perspective of how successfully they are aging steadily improves. The results also indicate that psycholo...
12/4/2012
Active & Engaged Seniors, Clinical Quality and Quality Care Delivery, Facts and Figures, Health and Wellness, Memory Care Best Practices and Research, Memory Care Education, Reports, Research
Researchers found that older adults, with or without Alzheimer’s, who exercise consistently, have more grey matter than their sedentary peers. Grey m...
11/6/2012
All States, Consumer Funding Resources, Facts and Figures, Reports
Although rates have increased for both nursing homes and assisted living communities, a new study finds that a private room in a nursing home is still...
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