Acquisition will be top senior living expansion strategy in 2019, executives say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 22, 2018
Acquisitions will continue to be the most common way that seniors housing and long-term care operators expand their businesses in 2019, predict industry executives responding to a recent survey.
Report: PACE viable, sustainable
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 07, 2016
The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly model is a viable and sustainable model of community-based long-term care, according to a new journal article.
Web portal usage still encounters resistance from seniors: poll
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Lois A. Bowers
May 30, 2018
Half of older adults don’t use web portals designed to let them communicate with their healthcare providers, and even those who do use them are not taking advantage of all of the portal’s features,...
People in the news, March 1
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 01, 2022
Appointments and promotions at Anthem Memory Care, Discovery Senior Living, Erickson Senior Living, Ginger Cove, J&M Family Management, Juniper Communities, Retirement Unlimited Inc., SantaFe Senior Living,...
Healthcare peers still top long-term care workers in flu vaccination
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 29, 2017
More long-term care workers than not are getting vaccinated against the flu, but they are less likely than other healthcare workers to get the shot, according to new data released Thursday by the Centers...
Extend COVID-19 public emergency declaration, provider group urges HHS
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 04, 2021
The federal public health emergency declared due to COVID-19, which is set to expire Jan. 23, should be extended until five criteria are met, American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted...
Study: Flu shots may offer senior living communities a competitive advantage
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 04, 2018
Senior living communities that successfully encourage flu vaccination among staff members may have a marketing advantage over competing communities, suggests new research into consumer preferences.
Brookdale shareholders approve board changes
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 08, 2018
Despite opposition by an activist shareholder, provisions up for vote at Brookdale Senior Living’s annual meeting Thursday passed overwhelmingly, according to the company’s Thursday filing with the...
NIC announces new president and CEO
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 12, 2022
The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care announced a new president and CEO on Wednesday. It’s someone not new to NIC, however.
AHCA/NCAL asks HHS to extend COVID-19 public health emergency past Jan. 11
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 03, 2022
The COVID-19 public health emergency should be extended past Jan. 11 “so that long-term and post-acute care providers can continue to offer the most efficient and effective care possible and so our nation’s...