Increase vaccination uptake with focus on ‘movable middle’: report
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 10, 2021
Senior living operators looking to increase staff COVID-19 vaccine uptake should focus their efforts on the “movable middle” by making vaccination easy, building trust in vaccine safety and offering...
Construction costs up but contractor backlog down: ASHA brief
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 10, 2021
The cost of construction materials is up, due to “significant” swings in commodity pricing, and additional increases are expected in the spring, according to a new issue brief for the American Seniors...
Some barriers to entry remain, but new CMS payment model gives a boost to home dialysis
By
Diane Eastabrook
Mar 08, 2021
Home dialysis increased 180% in nine months for patients of a Roanoke, VA, nephrology group. But Valley Nephrology Associates said it took a robust educational effort and an all-hands-on-deck approach...
Genesis announces restructuring, voluntarily delists from NYSE
By
Amy Novotney
Mar 04, 2021
Genesis HealthCare will institute a three-part plan to improve its financial metrics and cut debt by $236 million, the company announced Wednesday. The plan includes a voluntary delisting from the New...
More tech needed to plug long-term care ‘service gap,’ one industry expert says
By
Amy Novotney
Mar 02, 2021
The impending intersection of a growing older adult population and the ongoing inadequate number of caregivers employed to assist them makes it imperative that senior living and care operators continue...
A home-health patient monitoring innovation: Ultra Wide-Band (UWB) radar
By
Steven Plunkett, M.D.
Mar 01, 2021
As I became increasingly concerned about the health of my mother and aunt, I searched for an effective way to monitor them in a reliable, unobtrusive way.
How to respond faster to residents’ maintenance requests
By
Dan Roberge
Feb 25, 2021
Want to respond faster to maintenance requests at your senior living community? There’s a lot you can do to optimize your workflow, but the real trick is in beating them to the punch in the first place.
As Enlivant recovers from pandemic, Sabra to decide whether to exit portfolio, CEO says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 24, 2021
Sabra Health Care REIT will make a decision about its joint venture with TPG Real Estate, through which it has a 49% stake in a portfolio of dozens of Enlivant senior living communities, later this year,...
Nursing care prices increase 3.3% in January, but spending down 7.8%
By
Amy Novotney
Feb 23, 2021
National health spending on nursing care dropped 7.8% in 2020 compared with the previous year, according to a health sector economic indicator brief released Friday by nonprofit research and consulting...
Senior living operators now often dedicating entire roles to strategy, business development: Ziegler
By
Amy Novotney
Feb 22, 2021
Over the past several years, several senior living operators have chosen to dedicate an entire employment role to strategy and business development, according to a new survey by specialty investment bank...