Jacquelyn Benson
Case Studies of IT Sophistication in Nursing Homes
Information technology (IT) has become a crucial area of development in the US long-term care industry. Adoption and use of health IT and electronic health…
Advances in the Neurobiology of Memory & Aging
The hippocampus of the brain is important for memory and orientation. Because of its role in memory, and because it is one of the main…
Studies Suggest Strategy to Reduce Age-Related Forgetting
Memory is typically viewed as a skill that declines with aging, with studies showing that older adults have greater susceptibility to forgetting new information, and…
Methods for Valuing Entry-Fee CCRCs
In an excellent analysis and summary of major issues that impact the valuation of continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs), Alan Plush, the senior partner of…
Housing Market for Those 55+ Shows Improvement
Each quarter since its inception in 2008, the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB’s) 55+ Housing Market Index (HMI) is used to measure builder confidence…
Do Policy Reports Affect Falls Reduction Practices? Evidence from England & Wales
Falls prevention research often leads to useful findings, many of which can be fairly simply implemented in home and long-term care settings to reduce falls…
Study Supports Tdap Vaccine for Older Adults
Pertussis (or whooping cough) has increased in prevalence in the United States over the last several years, and can be fatal for infants. Infants are…
More Evidence on the Importance of Physical Activity for Brain Health
There appears to be increasing evidence that physical activity in later life may support continued cognitive well-being. It is unclear, however, how this hypothesized effect…
The Long-Term Care Insurance Paradox
The aging of the so-called baby boomer generation (Americans born between 1946 and 1965) was expected by some to be a boon to sellers of…
The Importance of Social Relations When Considering Older Consumers
Scholars in marketing and sociology have examined how the consumption of goods and services is a factor in how people construct their social identity. This…
Coordination of Roles & Policies Contributes to Job Satisfaction Among LTC Employees
Research on the organizational factors that contribute (positively or negatively) to job satisfaction has suggested that the influence of any given factor may vary significantly…
Pharmaceutical Policy for the Aging World Population
A recent opinion piece in the New England Journal of Medicine discusses a European strategy for appropriate research, marketing, and authorization for geriatric medicines. The…
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