Residents must advocate for recommended HIV testing: researchers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 27, 2015
New research suggests that your residents may need to speak up to their physicians to ensure that they receive the HIV screening that the CDC recommends. The advice may be especially important for older...
More news for Tuesday, May 16
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 16, 2023
Bipartisan bill would reauthorize federal apprenticeship program … Collaborative announces first healthcare leadership class … Second Atria community facing potential license revocation in a poisoning...
More news for Tuesday, May 10
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 10, 2022
Massachusetts first state to earn employer designation from Age Friendly Institute … Affordable assisted living facility sued over negligence, staffing … High-need, isolated older adults have worse...
Sector’s housing stock grows at uneven pace, NIC reports
By
John O'Connor
Sep 01, 2014
Seniors housing stock collectively rose by 0.1% in the second quarter, putting the sector on pace for a 1.5% annual increase, according to new data from the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing...
Assisted living, but not skilled nursing, may benefit from tax law deduction
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 13, 2018
Assisted living communities may be able to take advantage of a 20% business income tax deduction in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that may elude skilled nursing facilities, according to AHCA/NCAL’s...
More news for Monday, May 15
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 15, 2023
‘Landmark’ funding program promotes green, resilient affordable senior housing retrofits … Safest states to retire to avoid senior fraud … Assisted living community accused of racial discrimination...
More news for Friday, May 5
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 05, 2023
Season of Reflection is 2023 theme for National Assisted Living Week … Most older adults say they will get updated COVID-19 booster, but will they? … First-ever RSV vaccine gets FDA nod, approved for...
More news for Friday, May 14
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 14, 2021
Florida launches generator status dashboard to show status of on-site generators in assisted living … California assisted living operator pays $159K in back pay over labor law violations … Pennsylvania...
Latest senior living stats reason to be ‘cautiously optimistic’ about comeback from pandemic
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 08, 2021
The latest NIC MAP quarterly data, released Thursday, provide reasons to be “cautiously optimistic” about the senior living industry’s comeback from the pandemic, National Investment Center for Seniors...
Senior living mourns loss of Granger Cobb
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 24, 2015
“Pioneer,” “beloved” and “titan” are some of the words being used to describe the late senior living leader.