A simple goal: Make work less grueling for home health aides
By
John O'Connor
Sep 14, 2020
The work performed by home health aides can be exhausting and overwhelming. Cornell University researchers hope to provide relief in both areas.
Occupancy, operator fundamentals biggest variable when it comes to accessing capital: Marcus & Millichap
By
Amy Novotney
Sep 09, 2020
Capital costs are being driven by two factors. One is pandemic-related occupancy losses. The other is property characteristics. That’s according to Andrew Van Zee, an investment broker with the Knapp...
Inflation, recession worry Americans most when considering retirement spending power
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 12, 2022
Eighty-one percent of Americans are worried about the effects that inflation and the recession will have on their spending power during retirement, according to the Protected Retirement Income and Planning...
Prior bariatric surgery may protect against severe COVID-19 outcomes
Nov 17, 2021
Among COVID-19-positive adults, outcomes were better for those with prior bariatric surgery versus those eligible for bariatric surgery.
NY assisted living building sale may be delayed again
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 21, 2016
There’s a new chapter in the story of a Brooklyn, NY, assisted living building that has been at the center of controversy for the past two years.
Alleged wage violations could cost company $60,000
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 17, 2016
The U.S. Department of Labor is seeking more than $60,000 in back wages and damages from a company it says improperly paid nursing assistants who worked in an assisted living community.
Analysts tout larger units, more amenities and urban locations
By
Amy Novotney
Jul 20, 2020
To meet the anticipated demand from baby boomers, senior housing developers should focus on increasing the average unit size in their projects and adding a greater number of amenities. That’s according...
A major home care company got a little bit bigger this week. Advocate Aurora Enterprises, a new subsidiary of the Midwest-based health Advocate Aurora Health, said on Thursday that it is acquiring Senior...
Senior Sleuths exhibits new cognitive activity at Argentum
Apr 16, 2019
Senior Sleuths is designed to be a turnkey immersive group experience that senior living community activities directors can use to sharpen residents’ cognitive abilities.
Frailty could make older adults more susceptible to dementia
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 22, 2019
Older adults who are frail are more susceptible to Alzheimer’s dementia, new research published in The Lancet Neurology journal suggests.