Fee-for-service skilled nursing utilization stable but still below pre-pandemic levels
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 22, 2024
National fee-for-service skilled nursing facility utilization has been stable year over year from the third quarter of 2023 to the third quarter of this year, but utilization remains 2 percentage points...
Commercial insurance market in ‘state of flux’ for senior housing and care
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 22, 2024
The commercial insurance market for long-term care operators “is in a state of flux, influenced by both lingering effects of the pandemic and broader economic factors,” Janice Loper, vice president...
Renovations made with an eye toward the next generation of residents
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 22, 2024
DIGroup Architecture has been redesigning the Jewish Community Housing Corp.’s Lester Senior Living community in Whippany, NJ, with an eye toward the desires of the next generation of residents.
Business briefs, July 22
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 22, 2024
Argentum urges Texas to expedite power restoration for senior living communities following Hurricane Beryl … Appeals court remands Biden ESG case to lower court in light of Supreme Court ruling … Lantern...
Actions & Transactions, July 22
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 22, 2024
Coldwell Banker brokers $33.7M sale of active adult community in Huntington Park, CA … MorningStar Senior Living celebrates grand opening of Old Town community in Fort Collins, CO … TMG arranges sale...
Evening resistance training breaks help improve sleep outcomes
Jul 19, 2024
Benefits were seen for sleep period and total sleep time but not for sleep quality.
Increasing RN staffing hours reduces injury-related ED visits by assisted living residents with dementia:...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 19, 2024
A new study found that increasing staffing hours of registered nurses in assisted living communities led to a 53% decrease in injury-related emergency department visits by residents living with Alzheimer’s...
Insurance among common fringe benefits offered to CCRC employees
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 19, 2024
Insurance is a popular fringe benefit paid to management employees of continuing care retirement / life plan communities, according to the findings of the 2024-2025 CCRC Salary & Benefits Report. The national...
Meet Nancy Maina, 2024 Veteran VIP honoree
By
Adam Healy
Jul 19, 2024
Nancy Maina, senior health services director at Brightview Senior Living – Brightview Severna Park in Severna Park, MD, is a Veteran VIP honoree in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards...
Meet Angel Loyd, 2024 Veteran VIP honoree
By
Adam Healy
Jul 19, 2024
Angel Loyd, regional manager at Bridges Health in Oklahoma City, is a Veteran VIP honoree in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.