CCRC occupancy drops to record low of 84.3 percent in the first quarter: NIC/Ziegler analysis
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 26, 2021
Continuing care retirement community occupancy fell 1.4% from the fourth quarter to 84.3%, according to an analysis by specialty investment bank Ziegler, using NIC MAP data. The drop signals another new...
EHR data support reported effectiveness of Ad26.COV2.S vaccine
Nov 02, 2021
The effectiveness of the Johnson & Johnson Ad26.COV2.S vaccine is 73.6% for preventing severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, according to a study published online Nov....
4 trends becoming more common in life plan communities: Ziegler
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 01, 2022
Adaptability and innovation have been “foundational” to the success over time of continuing care retirement communities, also known since 2015 as life plan communities, and will be key to future success...
Nebraska senior living communities developing dining room innovations to serve residents amid pandemic
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Amy Novotney
Sep 10, 2020
Like nearly every senior living community, as the COVID-19 pandemic began in March, Nebraska-based Legacy Retirement Communities quickly went from offering its 680 senior living residents a restaurant...
Older adults in 7 states deviate from national average financial well-being
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 14, 2019
Adults older than 62 in three states have higher average financial well-being scores than the average for their age group, and older adults in three states have scores that are lower than average, the...
Hall marks
Mar 15, 2018
Pennswood Village in Newtown, PA, is encouraging residents to hang their artworks in the community’s hallways.
OSHA proposes change to recordkeeping regulation as agency works on final healthcare rule
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 06, 2022
The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing amendments to its occupational injury and illness recordkeeping regulation as it works to establish a final rule meant...
Occupancy numbers hit historic lows: NIC
By
John O'Connor
Jul 10, 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in the second quarter, units in the senior living sector emptied out as never before. Occupancy levels declined by 2.8% to 84.9%, according to the National Investment...
‘Painful’ Brookdale property transitions, sales help make HCP ‘unrecognizable’ from 2 years ago,...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 01, 2018
Greatly reducing the concentration of Brookdale Senior Living properties in its portfolio has been part of a “whirlwind of activity” that has led to HCP being “very unrecognizable from the HCP of...
M and A activity is hot, with private equity, large home care firms driving deals, finance leaders say
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 05, 2021
Demographics, a global pandemic and potential changes in tax laws are the tailwinds driving strong merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in home care and hospice for the foreseeable future. That was the...