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• Skilled Nursing: Staffing Doctors is New Necessity May 19, 2013
  Investing in partnerships with physicians pays off for skilled nursing providers who can reap the benefits of fewer unnecessary hospital readmissions and a higher likelihood of continued hospital referrals.  Nursing homes will have to learn to adapt to new systems and requirements, said Dr. Theodore Homa, medical director at Arlington Heights, Ill.-based Lut […]
  Alyssa Gerace
• AARP Launches New Crusade Against Memory Loss May 19, 2013
  With brain health being of paramount concern as the U.S. population ages, AARP has launched a Brain Fitness initiative to help older Americans maintain brain function and improve memory capacity over time.  “Brain Fitness,” powered by BrainHQ includes five major pillars: healthy eating, fitness, working your mind, socializing and minimizing stress. It also i […]
  Elizabeth Ecker
• Growing Demand for Deaf-Friendly Senior Housing Remains Unmet May 19, 2013
  Amid growing concern regarding a lack of deaf-friendly senior housing, one advocacy group has been working toward a housing solution for this marginalized group in senior living.  For years the Florida Association of the Deaf has campaigned to build federally subsidized apartments for the deaf on limited incomes, specifically in South in Florida, according t […]
  Jason Oliva