September 22, 2022
(Kaiser Health News) – Private equity firms are investing in health care from cradle to grave, and in that latter category quite literally. A small but growing percentage of the funeral home industry — and the broader death care market … Read More
September 20, 2022
(Kaiser Health News) – During the past decade, a growing body of research has shown that air pollution harms older adults’ brains, contributing to cognitive decline and dementia. What hasn’t been clear is whether improving air quality would benefit brain … Read More
September 19, 2022
(UPI) – Scientists have found a link between COVID-19 and a higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease in people over 65, according to new research at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. “People with COVID-19 were at significantly increased … Read More
September 12, 2022
(The Washington Post) – Researchers in Singapore have created a robot that follows seniors around while they walk and can predict when they’ll fall and stop it from happening. (Read More)
September 12, 2022
(Wall Street Journal) – The U.S. has recently averaged about 320 new Covid-19 deaths each day, and the average was above 400 before the Labor Day holiday weekend, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show. The rate … Read More
September 8, 2022
(Associated Press) – Nursing homes and debt collectors are flouting a law that prohibits them from requiring friends and family of care home residents to shoulder the costs of the facilities, according to a federal report issued Thursday. The Consumer … Read More
September 5, 2022
(New York Times) – An estimated 22 to 26 million American adults currently provide care for family members or friends, most of them older people, who need help with daily activities; more than half of those caregivers have jobs. “There’s … Read More
September 2, 2022
(Axios) – A federal database intended to disclose nursing home ownership has spotty and incomplete information that can obscure whether a private equity firm controls a facility, a new report from Public Citizen finds. Why it matters: A surge of … Read More
September 1, 2022
(New York Times) – Paxlovid, the Covid-19 treatment made by Pfizer, reduced hospitalizations and deaths in older patients during the Omicron surge in Israel earlier this year, but made no difference for patients under 65 at high risk for severe … Read More
August 29, 2022
(The New Yorker) – Since the turn of the century, private-equity investment in nursing homes has grown from five billion to a hundred billion dollars. The purpose of such investments—their so-called value proposition—is to increase efficiency. Management and administrative services … Read More
