Pay, vaccine mandates top reasons for worker retention challenges: LeadingAge survey
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 06, 2021
Staffing concerns are front and center for senior living and other aging services providers, according to a LeadingAge pulse survey, with operators continuing to struggle to attract qualified workers and...
Nursing profession in ‘desperate need’ of support: survey
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 17, 2023
The nursing profession is in “desperate need of sustained support” lest the workforce continue to decline. That’s according to the results of a mental health and wellness survey released this month...
Data breaches double: Cybersecurity attacks on the rise, mid-year report shows
By
Aaron Dorman
Aug 01, 2023
Data breaches in the first half of 2023 have increased 100 percent over the same time period last year, Fortified Health reports.
Assisted living sees record-setting unit prices
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 15, 2017
Average per-unit prices in the assisted living market reached $193,650 in 2016, topping the previous record set in 2015 by 2%, according to a new report.
Better wages, working conditions key to attracting more workers to HCBS settings
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 21, 2023
The size of the home- and community-based services workforce has not kept pace with expanding numbers of Medicaid program participants, according to a new study whose authors contend that better pay and...
Pennant Group again increases 2020 guidance; highlights strong balance sheet
By
Amy Novotney
Nov 12, 2020
After already increasing its 2020 annual adjusted earnings per share guidance by approximately 34% in its second quarter earnings release, the Pennant Group again revised upward Tuesday, to a range of...
Arbitration clause does not apply in lawsuit over resident’s alligator-related death, panel rules
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 31, 2020
A negligence lawsuit against Brookdale Senior Living will proceed after an appellate panel ruled that claims regarding the alligator-related death of a 90-year-old resident at a Charleston, SC, community...
Depression/memory connection calls for close monitoring of older adults over time
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 25, 2024
Depression and memory are closely related, with both seeming to affect each other, according to new research.
LTC Properties is ‘firmly in the triple-net camp,’ CEO says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 13, 2018
LTC Properties is offering financing options beyond triple-net leases to meet the expectations of senior living operators, but when it comes to triple-net leases versus the RIDEA structures that some peers...
State of senior living reveals resilience, opportunity, strength
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 12, 2021
Opportunity called, and it’s time for change. Tom Meyers, senior managing director of specialty investment bank Ziegler, used that phrase during a “State of Senior Living 2021” webinar Tuesday with...