Membership-based, wellness-oriented senior living model Appanage launches in New York
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Amy Novotney
Mar 25, 2021
Senior living industry experts are hoping to attract a new market of wealthy older adults with the launch this week of a new, membership-based model focused on personalization and wellness.
Retirees decrease their spending by about 2 percent each year: analysis
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Amy Novotney
Mar 24, 2021
In a finding that appears to go against conventional wisdom around retirement planning, retiree spending declines annually by approximately 2%, according to a new white paper compiled by global investment...
Until we increase the sector’s resources, ‘nothing is going to change’: Parkinson
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Amy Novotney
Mar 12, 2021
If the nursing home system is going to attempt any kind of transformation post-pandemic, the sector must see an increase in Medicaid reimbursement rates, staff wages and facility accountability.
Lawmakers in several states propose bills to ban employers from mandating COVID-19 vaccines
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Amy Novotney
Mar 10, 2021
Although only a handful of long-term care operators have gone the route of requiring employees to get a COVID-19 vaccine, some state legislators are working to pre-empt those mandates, according to a Washington...
Legal experts, ethicists continue to weigh in on vaccine mandates for long-term care staff
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Amy Novotney
Mar 08, 2021
It’s a question that has plagued senior living and skilled nursing operators since COVID-19 vaccinations first became available in December: Can and should vaccination be required for staff members?
Center for Active Design, Harrison Street partner to advance health, increase value of senior living...
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Amy Novotney
Mar 08, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic increased the focus on health and wellness within senior living real estate portfolios. To help investors make decisions based on health data, investment management firm Harrison...
Increasing private rooms, developing specialty will help SNFs stay competitive post-pandemic: report
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Amy Novotney
Mar 03, 2021
When the dust settles from the COVID-19 pandemic and demand begins to rebound, skilled nursing operators will need to adapt to changing market conditions. To do so, facilities must pursue operational improvements...
Concerns over understaffing, family needs likely turnover culprits during pandemic: study
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Amy Novotney
Mar 02, 2021
A substantial percentage of direct care workers have experienced a series of external and work-related challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, leading many to leave their jobs within long-term care, according...
More tech needed to plug long-term care ‘service gap,’ one industry expert says
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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...
APRNs help SNFs save more than $31M over 6 years: study
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Amy Novotney
Mar 01, 2021
Instituting advanced practice registered nurses full-time at 16 Missouri nursing homes helped reduce resident hospitalizations and allowed the state to save more than $31 million over the course of six...