Ventas announces multipronged plan to ‘realize upside in senior housing’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 21, 2020
Chicago-based real estate investment trust Ventas is counting on $600 million in senior living community sales, increased capital expenditures, a new executive vice president, changes for the executive...
Builders, developers remain confident in multifamily 55+ condo market — but less so
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 15, 2019
More builders and developers view conditions for multifamily condominium 55+ market as good rather than poor, according to a survey conducted in the third quarter by the National Association of Home Builders....
Shots in, sprays out for 2016 – 2017 flu season
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 25, 2016
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending injectable flu vaccines but not nasal spray flu vaccines for the 2016 – 2017 influenza season.
Study: Good oral care may help prevent cognitive decline
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 01, 2016
One activity of daily living — oral hygiene, also including regular visits to the dentist — may play an important role in slowing cognitive decline as people age, according to new research.
Study: Fewer than 10,000 steps a day is fine goal for older women
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 31, 2019
Ten thousand steps per day often is cited as a desirable fitness goal for adults in general and is the default goal in many wearable fitness devices, but a new study finds that older women can see mortality...
Senior living needs COVID-19 testing kits for asymptomatic residents and staff, CEOs say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 23, 2020
Assisted living communities and skilled nursing facilities must be given immediate access to COVID-19 testing kits to be able to identify asymptomatic residents and staff members and prevent the spread...
Death rate from falls increases 31% over 9 years
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 11, 2018
The death rate from falls among adults aged 65 or more years increased 31% from 2007 to 2016, according to newly published federal data. And it’s growing the fastest among those aged 85 or more years.
Ventas, CareTrust REIT hope for COVID aid for senior living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 10, 2020
Ventas and CareTrust REIT executives said Friday they are hopeful that senior living operators will receive assistance to battle the coronavirus in the next federal aid package.
Business briefs, Oct. 4
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 04, 2022
Poisoning death lawsuits renew interest in assisted living staffing regulations … APIC expert urges mask-wearing in long-term care despite CDC guidance … Fitch assigns Plymouth Place BB+; outlook stable...
60% of older owners of cellphones use them while driving
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 24, 2017
It’s not just your residents’ adult children and grandchildren. Sixty percent of drivers aged more than 65 years with cellphones said they talked on them while driving in a recent survey.