Newly released data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirm what senior living operators have been reporting anecdotally: The 2017-2018 flu season was severe and, in some ways, record-setting.
As pandemic continues, solving labor challenges becomes even more urgent, leaders say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 04, 2022
COVID-19 and the labor issues it exacerbates will be a primary focus of senior living providers for much or all of 2022, with recovery extending into 2023 and beyond, industry leaders tell McKnight’s...
Staff training could reduce resident aggression in assisted living: study
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 10, 2016
Assisted living communities could help reduce incidents stemming from aggressive and abusive behaviors in residents by training staff members to detect and manage the early signs of problematic behaviors...
421,000 COVID tests headed to assisted living communities from the federal government
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 17, 2020
The federal government will send more than 421,000 rapid-results antigen COVID-19 tests to assisted living communities this week, Admiral Brett P. Giroir, M.D., assistant secretary for health at the U.S....
Fire death prompts lawsuit
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 19, 2016
The daughter of a Georgia senior living community resident who died in a fire there a year ago filed a lawsuit Thursday against the community and its parent company, builder, property manager and night...
70+ Elmcroft properties to see management, ownership changes, Ventas says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 30, 2017
More than 70 Elmcroft Senior Living properties currently in Ventas’ portfolio will be transitioned to a new management company led by a former Holiday Retirement and HCP executive early next year,...
‘Stay tuned’ as Welltower devises more affordable products for the middle market, CEO says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 06, 2019
Although Welltower has “curated” its seniors housing portfolio to focus on properties in “high barrier-to-entry markets,” the real estate investment trust is aware that middle-income individuals...
A Feb. 11 event at Harvard had many take-home messages for senior living communities and their residents.
AHCA/NCAL, 15 other groups pressure HHS to extend public health emergency
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 12, 2022
The official start of summer is more than a month away, but 16 national organizations, including the American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living, were thinking of fall and the...
How to identify and retain engaged employees
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 01, 2016
Attracting and keeping employees who will be passionate about their work is crucial at a time when workforce challenges are a top issue facing senior living operators, speakers told those attending an...