Assisted living occupancy falls to all-time low in second quarter, NIC says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 12, 2019
Assisted living occupancy in the second quarter fell to 85.1%, the lowest point since the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care began collecting data in 2006, the organization said Thursday.
Affinity Living tests light’s effects on residents living with dementia
Jun 24, 2019
New studies by Affinity Living Group and the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill aim to use light to reduce the number of falls or amount of agitation in residents living with dementia.
Senior living software data breach affects 60 operators in 4 states
By
Mallory Hackett
Jun 19, 2019
A company that provides software for assisted living communities, group homes and other organizations serving elderly or disabled individuals announced on Tuesday a potential data breach that affects almost...
Five Star Senior Living restructuring plan overwhelmingly approved
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 12, 2019
An overwhelming 83.9% of Five Star Senior Living shares were voted in favor of a provision key to restructuring the company’s business arrangement with Senior Housing Properties Trust at Five Star’s...
Expect supply / demand equilibrium in senior housing this year, report says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 04, 2019
“Senior housing supply and demand should approach equilibrium on a macro level in 2019, then migrate toward rising occupancy rates in the following years,” predicts commercial real estate brokerage...
Healthcare, civil rights groups join states in suing federal government over ‘conscience rule’
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 30, 2019
Lambda Legal, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, and the Center for Reproductive Rights filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the “conscience rule” issued earlier this month by the...
People in the news, May 28
May 28, 2019
Appointments and promotions at Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital, Benchmark, Goodwin House, GuideOne Insurance, HJ Sims, Margulies Perruzzi, Meridian Senior Living, Presbyterian Senior Living,...
SECURE Act gives hope for increased LTSS funds among older adults
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 23, 2019
A bill that would raise the minimum age at which people would be required to withdraw funds from their retirement accounts is giving hope to senior living advocates that, if signed into law, it would result...
People in the news, May 14
May 14, 2019
Promotions and appointments at Benchmark Senior Living, Berkshire, Cadence Living, Healthcare Association of Hawaii, Integral Senior Living, Life Care Services, Lorien Health Services, Massachusetts Assisted...
Senior Housing Properties Trust to sell stand-alone SNFs, proceed with Five Star restructuring as planned
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 10, 2019
Senior Housing Properties Trust is selling all of its stand-alone skilled nursing facilities as part of an “aggressive disposition plan,” but hopes to capitalize on the expected demand for senior housing,...
