A home-health patient monitoring innovation: Ultra Wide-Band (UWB) radar
By
Steven Plunkett, M.D.
Mar 01, 2021
As I became increasingly concerned about the health of my mother and aunt, I searched for an effective way to monitor them in a reliable, unobtrusive way.
COVID, one year later
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 01, 2021
At this time a year ago, we still were unsure what the coronavirus would mean for the industry, for the country or for us personally. Now, effects are clear, even if we still don’t know all of the answers.
Pandemic shifted strategy, but Five Star, Diversified say they remain on growth path
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 26, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic caused a shift in strategy for Five Star Senior Living and Diversified Healthcare Trust, but company executives said Thursday during fourth-quarter earnings calls that they remain...
Coronavirus protocols, leverage position Brookdale for long-term growth
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 26, 2021
Implementing protocols to protect residents and associates during the pandemic, and an agreement to sell a majority stake in its home health and hospice business, sets Brookdale Senior Living up for long-term...
Pandemic presents ‘uncertain’ road to recovery, but effects are temporary: NHI
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 24, 2021
With an “uncertain” road to recovery, National Health Investors President and CEO Eric Mendelsohn said during Tuesday’s fourth-quarter and year-end earnings call that he sees the challenges presented...
Senator: Feds have ‘got to do a lot more’ for senior living industry
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 23, 2021
“I’ll just be blunt with you — the federal government hasn’t done nearly enough to help the folks who work in those settings. We’ve got to do a lot more,” Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) said Monday...
Ventas ‘optimistic’ as senior living outlook remains competitive
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 19, 2021
In looking back at 2020, Ventas Chairman and CEO Debra Cafaro called it a “grueling” year “dominated by the pandemic and punctuated by extreme weather disruptions,” but she said the company’s...
CareTrust says ‘operator first’ philosophy helped it grow during ‘unprecedented headwinds’ of...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 12, 2021
CareTrust REIT’s “operator first” investment philosophy proved valuable in guiding the San Clemente, CA-based healthcare real estate investment trust successfully through the COVID-19 pandemic, executives...
New insights into how to attract residents
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 09, 2021
There’s a lot to take in related to the American Seniors Housing Association’s second national consumer survey, conducted in December with ProMatura. Results were released Monday.
Omega opens 2021 with $510M Brookdale acquisition, ‘far more selective’ approach to senior living...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 08, 2021
Omega Healthcare Investors started the year by completing a $510 million deal with Healthpeak Properties that resulted in the acquisition of 24 Brookdale Senior Living communities.