Senior living organizations not aggressive investors, Ziegler poll finds
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 22, 2016
Most senior living organizations have formal investment policies, and most of those policies favor a balanced mix of investments or lower-risk investments rather than aggressive approach to investment,...
People in the news, Oct. 1
Oct 01, 2019
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More aggressive therapy lowers heart disease risk without increasing fall risk: study
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 22, 2016
Aiming for a lower systolic blood pressure reading than currently recommended can reduce the risk of heart disease in older adults without increasing the risk for falls, according to the results of a new...
More news for Thursday, Sept. 12
Sep 12, 2019
Oct. 7 is deadline to comment on U.S. Preventive Services Task Force draft statement on cognitive screening … ‘Revolutionary’ $53 million grant to fund 40 pilots to improve direct Alzheimer’s care...
Bacon, Erickson, Vick to join ASHA Senior Living Hall of Fame in 2022
Jan 12, 2022
Brenda Bacon, John Erickson and Steven Vick will be inducted into the American Seniors Housing Association Senior Living Hall of Fame later this month at the organization’s annual meeting in Phoenix,...
22 markets see occupancy challenges in first quarter
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 26, 2018
Twenty-two of the 31 markets tracked by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing and Care had senior living community occupancy rates that were lower in the first quarter than year-earlier levels,...
Report details states where nurse, aide staffing levels are highest, lowest
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 21, 2016
Newly released research shows where staffing levels of registered nurses, licensed practical nurses or vocational nurses, and aides in assisted living and similar residential care communities are significantly...
Bright idea expected to save CCRC more than $144,000 annually
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 23, 2017
Jefferson’s Ferry, a not-for-profit continuing care retirement / life plan community in South Setauket, NY, expects to save more than $144,000 a year by making one change, initiated by a committee...
23 states, cities, municipalities sue federal government over ‘conscience rule’
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 23, 2019
A coalition of 23 states, cities and municipalities filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the federal government for a final rule that allows individual healthcare workers as well as healthcare organizations...
People in the news, April 12
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 12, 2022
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