WSJ: Seniors housing could face big vacancies with telemedicine available to help with care needs at...
By
Amy Novotney
May 13, 2020
The ongoing spread of COVID-19 within skilled nursing facilities and assisted living communities and a national surge in telemedicine use may be two key factors fueling a push for seniors to age at home,...
Prioritize senior living resident needs in COVID-19-related funding plans, ASHA tells Congress
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 06, 2020
Congress should prioritize the needs of senior living and nursing home residents in any funding efforts related to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), American Seniors Housing Association President...
McKnight’s announces second annual class of Hall of Honor inductees in Women of Distinction awards
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 20, 2020
Twenty-two women will be inducted into the McKnight’s Women of Distinction Hall of Honor as part of the second annual class.
People in the news, Feb. 6
Feb 06, 2018
Retirements, promotions and appointments at the Armed Forces Retirement Home, Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors, Epoch Senior Living, Golden West, HCP, HJ Sims, LCB Senior Living, LifeSpan Network,...
Assisted living occupancy hits record low of 85.7%, NIC says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 13, 2018
Assisted living occupancy reached a record low in the first quarter of 2018, according to data released Thursday by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.
5 items for senior living’s 2022 to-do list
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 10, 2022
The leaders of five organizations active in the senior living space recently shared with me their insights on the biggest challenges facing the industry. Culled from their comments is a list of action...
Coronavirus has senior housing industry reeling
By
Amy Novotney
Mar 19, 2020
Concerns over additional virus contagion and occupancy declines in seniors housing are taking a toll on industry stock prices, the Wall Street Journal reports.
A solution to family caregiving challenges?
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 05, 2015
An overheard conversation, a report on family caregiving and messages of NIC National Conference speakers converge in my brain.
Is it time to reimagine assisted living? These industry experts say yes
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 09, 2022
Assisted living must be reimagined as an affordable care option providing quality, person-centered care that melds social and medical models, according to industry experts.
Consumer education important
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 28, 2016
A conversation with a reader last week got me thinking some more about the importance of being accurate and precise in the language we use. In fact, the health of the senior living industry depends on...