Expense pressures overtake workforce issues as top challenge for operators: NIC
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 26, 2022
Increasing operating expenses are overtaking staffing issues as the biggest challenge facing senior living and care organizations, according to the results of a new survey by the National Investment Center...
More than half of senior living operators see move-in pace accelerate: NIC
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 08, 2023
More than half of senior housing operators are reporting an increase in the pace of move-ins — the highest percentage since April 2022 but still below peak 2021 numbers, according to the National Investment...
Survey results support socialization benefits of senior living communities
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 14, 2023
The results of a new poll on loneliness will come as no shock to senior living providers — adults aged 50 to 80 who live alone report higher rates of social isolation than those who live with others.
COVID-19 prompts closer look at healthcare in senior living, speakers say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 21, 2020
The fear that COVID-19 has created about congregate living “is very real,” and the senior living industry must take steps to allay it, according to Nexus Insights founder and President Bob Kramer.
Middle market could provide answer to occupancy, oversupply issues, CEO says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 25, 2019
Serving middle-income older adults could be an answer to the occupancy and oversupply challenges facing senior living operators and developers, Eclipse Senior Living CEO Kai Hsiao told those attending...
More news for Monday, Feb. 5
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 05, 2024
Takeaways from NIC MAP’s fourth-quarter fundamentals release … Use of Medicaid wraparound services by dually eligible individuals varies by service, state … StartUp Health launches global Alzheimer’s...
California restores assisted living death data to COVID-19 website after public outcry
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 23, 2020
California has restored the names of assisted living communities where COVID-19-related deaths have occurred to a state website shortly after resident advocates questioned the move and blamed the long-term...
NIC to study effects of COVID-19 in various senior housing and care settings
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 30, 2020
A new national study funded by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care will reveal how the effects of COVID-19 on residents differ between various senior housing and care settings to...
Middle-income Amerians nearing retirement face worsening health, fewer resources
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 25, 2023
Middle-income Americans nearing retirement face worsening health and economic well-being, according to a new Health Affairs study.
Senior living operators optimistic about easing staffing challenges
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 14, 2023
Staffing challenges appear to be easing, according to senior living operators responding to the latest National Investment for Seniors Housing & Care executive survey, the results of which were released...