Seniors

Belmont Village Senior Living and Author Connie Baher Present “An Emotional Survival Guide for Caregivers”

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Monday, March 20, 2023
Mental Health, Women, Seniors, Men, Family, Managed Care, Health, Consumer, General Health, Burnout, Ageing, UCLA, Guilt, UCSD, Love, Caregiver, Baptist Health, Nursing, Residential care

On March 2nd, Belmont Village Senior Living’s Founder and CEO, Patricia Will, moderated a webinar like her book titled “An Emotional Survival Guide for Caregivers.” presented by author Connie Baher.

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  • On March 2nd, Belmont Village Senior Living’s Founder and CEO, Patricia Will, moderated a webinar like her book titled “An Emotional Survival Guide for Caregivers.” presented by author Connie Baher.
  • Belmont Village Senior Living provides a full spectrum of senior living options including assisted living, independent living in select locations, the award-winning therapeutic Circle of Friends® program , and memory care programs across its 33 locations in the United States and Mexico City.
  • In addition, Belmont Village Senior Living has formed ongoing collaborations with university partners, including Baptist Health South Florida, UCSD, and UCLA which serve as the foundation of their programming.
  • To view the “An Emotional Survival Guide for Caregivers” webinar, click HERE .

CareTrust REIT Raises Quarterly Dividend to $0.28 per Share

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Monday, March 20, 2023
Commercial Building & Real Estate, Nursing, Construction & Property, Seniors, REIT, Managed Care, Health, Consumer, Residential Building & Real Estate, NYSE, Holding company

CareTrust REIT, Inc. (NYSE:CTRE) announced today that its Board of Directors has increased its quarterly common stock cash dividend from $0.275 to $0.28 per common share.

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  • CareTrust REIT, Inc. (NYSE:CTRE) announced today that its Board of Directors has increased its quarterly common stock cash dividend from $0.275 to $0.28 per common share.
  • The current dividend will be payable to common stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 31, 2023 and management affirmed that the company plans to pay the dividend on or about April 14, 2023.

White Paper Reveals Striking Data on Health Disparities in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities

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Monday, March 20, 2023
Native American, Other Philanthropy, Teens, Healthcare Reform, Public Policy, Government, Children, Dental, Other Consumer, Professional Services, Health, Women, Philanthropy, Seniors, Public Safety, DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion), Men, General Health, Advocacy Group Opinion, Family, Consumer, Other Health, Other Policy Issues, Minter, Dentistry, Society, Partnership, Prevalence, AI, Dentist, Hope, Historical trauma, Data collection, MBA, Multimedia, Infection, Research, Organization, Indian Health Service, Tooth decay, Student, Genocide, Oral, Health care, MPH, Trauma, Women's National Indian Association, Tooth loss, Nursing, Medical device, DMD, MD

Today, CareQuest Institute for Oral Health ®, the Society of American Indian Dentists (SAID), and the National Indian Health Board’s (NIHB) Tribal Oral Health Initiative released a white paper on oral health disparities in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities.

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  • Today, CareQuest Institute for Oral Health ®, the Society of American Indian Dentists (SAID), and the National Indian Health Board’s (NIHB) Tribal Oral Health Initiative released a white paper on oral health disparities in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230320005530/en/
    The white paper, “American Indian and Alaska Native Communities Face a ‘Disproportionate Burden of Oral Disease’: Reversing Inequities Involves Challenges and Opportunities,” includes striking new data from CareQuest Institute’s State of Oral Health Equity in America survey and offers strategic recommendations on how to address disparities and inequities facing AI/AN communities.
  • “The data and research in this white paper affirm the serious health disparities that AI/AN communities have faced for generations due to structural racism and historical trauma,” said CareQuest Institute CEO and President Myechia Minter-Jordan, MD, MBA.
  • Our hope is that the data and recommendations in this white paper help address the deep health inequities facing this population.

Principal® Survey Identifies Leading Disruptors of Retirement Industry By 2030

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Monday, March 20, 2023
Insurance, Generation Z, Human Resources, Generation X, Finance, Banking, Business, Accounting, Professional Services, Women, Seniors, Asset Management, Men, Millennials, Personal Finance, Consumer, Workforce, Gen, Education, Ageing, Retirement, Principal, Egg, Financial adviser, Health insurance

A new survey from Principal Financial Group® identifies the leading disruptors to the retirement industry that employers and financial professionals believe will reshape plans, services, and solutions by 2030.

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  • A new survey from Principal Financial Group® identifies the leading disruptors to the retirement industry that employers and financial professionals believe will reshape plans, services, and solutions by 2030.
  • “We are relentlessly focused on what our customers need to help meet their financial and retirement goals.
  • According to the Principal® Future of Retirement Survey, one growing expectation to better serve participants is an ability to provide individualized advice.
  • For more insights into the Principal® Future of Retirement Survey, please visit www.principal.com .

Great Speech Wins First Place at American Telemedicine Association 2023 Innovators Challenge, In-Patient Care Solutions Category

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Monday, March 20, 2023
Women, Data Management, Seniors, Technology, Managed Care, General Health, Telemedicine, Virtual Medicine, Family, Apps, Applications, Consumer, Other Communications, Parenting, Children, Health Technology, Communications, Audio, Video, Other Education, Software, Health, Education, LAUNCH (Innovation Challenge), American Telemedicine Association, Innovation, ATA, Speech, Management

Great Speech , a leader in virtual speech therapy, is thrilled to announce that following a presentation before a live audience at the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) annual conference and expo - 2023 Innovators Challenge on March 6 in San Antonio, Texas, an esteemed panel of ATA judges awarded Great Speech first place in the in-patient care solutions category.

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  • Great Speech , a leader in virtual speech therapy, is thrilled to announce that following a presentation before a live audience at the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) annual conference and expo - 2023 Innovators Challenge on March 6 in San Antonio, Texas, an esteemed panel of ATA judges awarded Great Speech first place in the in-patient care solutions category.
  • Key selection criteria spanned the Company’s performance for reimbursement, data/measurable outcomes, novelty/market breakthroughs, timing and care transformation.
  • Accepting the award, Drew Ben-Aharon, Chief Growth Officer, Great Speech says, “I am humbled and honored to have Great Speech be included in this elite group of virtual care companies which showcase some of the most outstanding industry leaders that are making a significant impact in the way healthcare is delivered.
  • In the third and final round, judges selected Great Speech as the winner for in-patient care solutions category.

Rubedo Life Sciences Presents In Vivo Efficacy Data Targeting Senescence Cells to Treat Dermatological Diseases

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Monday, March 20, 2023
Research, Other Health, Pharmaceutical, Oncology, Consumer, Genetics, Clinical Trials, Science, Biotechnology, Stem Cells, Seniors, Health, Other Science, Senior, Drug discovery, Department of Medicine – University of Pamplona, Histopathology, Ageing, Coronavirus Scientific Advisory Board, American Academy, Multimedia, Dermatitis, Cell, Inflammation, Psoriasis, Hair, Dermatology, Professor, Physician, AAD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Rubedo, Pharmaceutical industry, Management, Vaccine

Rubedo Life Sciences , a biopharmaceutical company committed to developing first-in-class disease-modifying therapies for chronic age-related diseases, presented to key opinion leaders in vivo efficacy data for its small molecule therapy targeting senescent cells that drive cellular aging to treat dermatological diseases.

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  • Rubedo Life Sciences , a biopharmaceutical company committed to developing first-in-class disease-modifying therapies for chronic age-related diseases, presented to key opinion leaders in vivo efficacy data for its small molecule therapy targeting senescent cells that drive cellular aging to treat dermatological diseases.
  • The focus of the annual conference is to help dermatological professionals learn about the latest industry updates and research.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230320005208/en/
    Ofir Moreno, Ph.D., is Senior Vice President, Drug Discovery at Rubedo, presenting at the OncoDermatology Society conference.
  • Leveraging its proprietary single-cell multiomics platform ALEMBIC™, Rubedo identifies pathologic cells with senescence features characteristic of multiple dermatological chronic skin conditions, and is developing potent and selective compounds targeting those cells using its selective senolytic platform SenTech™.

AlerisLife Announces Closing of Tender Offer

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Monday, March 20, 2023
General Health, Seniors, Consumer, Health, Nursing, ALR, ABP, Eastern Time Zone, Cryptocurrency

AlerisLife Inc. (Nasdaq: ALR) today announced that ABP Acquisition LLC, or ABP, has successfully completed the previously announced tender offer to acquire all outstanding shares of the common stock of ALR for $1.31 per share in cash.

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  • AlerisLife Inc. (Nasdaq: ALR) today announced that ABP Acquisition LLC, or ABP, has successfully completed the previously announced tender offer to acquire all outstanding shares of the common stock of ALR for $1.31 per share in cash.
  • $1.31 per share represents an 85% premium to the 30-day average trading price prior to the tender announcement.
  • The tender offer expired at one minute after 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on March 17, 2023.
  • Following the closing of the tender offer, ALR merged with and into a subsidiary of ABP and all shares that had not been validly tendered were converted into the right to receive the same $1.31 per share in cash.

American Equity Announces $200 Million Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreement

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Monday, March 20, 2023
Insurance, Women, Finance, Seniors, Banking, Men, Professional Services, Small Business, Consumer, JPMorgan Chase, ASR, Share repurchase, NYSE, Equity, AEL, Security (finance)

American Equity Investment Life Holding Company (“American Equity”) (NYSE: AEL), a leading issuer of fixed index annuities (FIAs), today announced that it has entered into an accelerated share repurchase agreement (“ASR”) with JP Morgan to repurchase $200 million of American Equity common stock.

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  • American Equity Investment Life Holding Company (“American Equity”) (NYSE: AEL), a leading issuer of fixed index annuities (FIAs), today announced that it has entered into an accelerated share repurchase agreement (“ASR”) with JP Morgan to repurchase $200 million of American Equity common stock.
  • The ASR was entered pursuant to American Equity’s previously announced share repurchase program.
  • After completion of the ASR, approximately $276 million will remain available under American Equity’s share repurchase program.
  • Since December 31, 2022, American Equity has repurchased approximately 2.437 million shares in the open market at a weighted average price of $38.22.

Voluntary Recall of One Lot of Kaytee® Wild Bird Food Birders’ Blend, 8 Lb. Bag, Due to Elevated Levels of Aflatoxin

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Saturday, March 18, 2023
Family, Retail, Other Consumer, Consumer, Seniors, Specialty, Pets, Food, CST, Regulation of tobacco by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Southeastern United States, GA, Safety

The affected wild bird product was packaged in clear plastic bags and shipped to ACE Hardware Distribution Centers in AL, FL, and GA, which service neighborhood hardware stores in the Southeastern United States.

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  • The affected wild bird product was packaged in clear plastic bags and shipped to ACE Hardware Distribution Centers in AL, FL, and GA, which service neighborhood hardware stores in the Southeastern United States.
  • Retailers who received the affected wild bird product have been contacted and asked to pull them from their inventory and shelves.
  • No adverse health effects have been reported with respect to the affected wild bird product at this time.
  • Consumers who have purchased the recalled wild bird product should return it to the place of purchase for a full refund.

Sonida Senior Living Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call

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Friday, March 17, 2023
Health, Consumer, Other Construction & Property, Seniors, Managed Care, Construction & Property, RealPlayer, NYSE, Senior living, SNDA, Cryptocurrency

Sonida Senior Living, Inc. (NYSE: SNDA) (“Sonida” or “the Company”) announced today that it will issue its fourth quarter and full year 2022 earnings release before the market opens for trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, March 30, 2023, and will hold its conference call to discuss those earnings the same day at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

Key Points: 
  • Sonida Senior Living, Inc. (NYSE: SNDA) (“Sonida” or “the Company”) announced today that it will issue its fourth quarter and full year 2022 earnings release before the market opens for trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, March 30, 2023, and will hold its conference call to discuss those earnings the same day at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
  • The Company will file its 2022 Form 10-K on Thursday, March 30, 2023.
  • A link to a simultaneous webcast of the teleconference will be available here through Windows Media Player or RealPlayer.
  • The conference call will be recorded and available for replay starting March 31, 2023, through April 14, 2023.