Mercantile Bank of Michigan assists Samaritas Affordable Living in securing $1M in grant funds …JLL Capital Markets arranges acquisition, capital improvement financing for 15 properties across 6 states...
More news for Wednesday, March 22
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 22, 2023
Act would remove barriers to healthcare licensing across state lines … Legislation would tighten background checks for would-be guardians … Bill calls for creation of special commission to coordinate...
Business briefs, Sept. 21
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 21, 2023
Americans underestimate impact of health in retirement planning … LeadingAge Kansas Foundation among recipients of $12.7M in DOL grants to promote safety, training, education … Serviam Care Network,...
Home Care briefs for Friday, March 26
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 26, 2021
Home care workers in 16 cities Thursday demand Biden invest $450B in caregiving … Novus Hospice CEO pleads guilty to healthcare fraud … University of Cincinnati researchers invent telehealth...
A simple goal: Make work less grueling for home health aides
By
John O'Connor
Sep 14, 2020
The work performed by home health aides can be exhausting and overwhelming. Cornell University researchers hope to provide relief in both areas.
HUD implements multifamily mortgage payment relief during pandemic
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 15, 2020
As a result of the ongoing global pandemic, the Department of Housing and Urban Development last week introduced new mortgage payment relief guidance under the CARES Act. The measure targets borrowers...
Five Star tells Senior Star it must wait to try to increase stake in company
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 27, 2016
Two Five Star Quality Care shareholders will have to put on hold their plans to substantially increase their stake in the company until after March 31, the company said in a letter Thursday.
More news for Tuesday, Feb. 7
Feb 06, 2017
Search for Alzheimer’s drugs is more urgent than ever … How would Republican plans for Medicaid block grants actually work? … Long-term care advocates call on Canadian government to invest...
More news for Friday, Oct. 27
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 27, 2023
Assisted living worker charged with murder after shoving resident … Personality changes prior to cognitive impairment aren’t predictive of dementia … CDC releases COVID-19, RSV vaccine information...
Empty hotels could help senior living operators increase bed capacity, address infection control challenges
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 23, 2020
As senior living operators look to reduce the pandemic’s impact, one partial solution may be available in currently empty hotels, according to Grant Warner, principal at Dallas-based D2 Architecture.