As report cites older adult struggle to meet expenses, expert says HCBS proposal won’t help middle...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 26, 2021
Older adults are struggling to meet cost-of-living expenses in the nation’s 100 largest metropolitan areas, according to a new report from UMass Boston’s Gerontology Institute. But federal, state and...
Meeting the needs of older adults means focusing on the middle, industry experts say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 09, 2020
Economic pressures placed on middle-income older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic has created a growing population of seniors with housing needs but limited resources. Senior housing providers recognize...
Investment in people yields success in senior living: NIC panelists
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 08, 2020
COVID-19 is exhausting. That was the consensus of speakers focusing on issues related to the senior living workforce during the 2020 National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care Fall Conference,...
Senior living in the COVID era surges healthcare delivery, infection control: NIC panelists
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 07, 2020
One of the biggest ways COVID-19 will drive change in the seniors housing industry is healthcare delivery, according to Nexus Insights founder and President Bob Kramer.
NIC point-in-time survey shows COVID-19 cases, testing higher in settings where residents have greater...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 29, 2020
Suspected and confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 are higher in senior living and care settings where resident care needs are greater, according to results of a small survey released Friday by the National...
Operators have ‘heavy lifting’ to do to regain consumer confidence in wake of pandemic, experts say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 24, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has created challenges and shaken consumer confidence in the senior living industry. Operators will need to do some “heavy lifting” in its wake, according to one senior living...