LTC Properties heads into 2024 on a positive note with continued industry recovery
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 30, 2023
The third quarter was a productive one for LTC Properties, as it worked through some previously identified challenges and made progress on its goals, according to Chairman and CEO Wendy Simpson.
Black seniors more likely to receive low-value acute diagnostic tests
Oct 27, 2023
White patients have a higher rate of low-value screening tests and treatment, including preoperative lab tests and PSA tests.
UPDATED: COVID-related criminal charges dismissed against Silverado
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 26, 2023
“It’s a great day for the industry as a whole,” Silverado President, CEO and Chairman Loren Shook said Thursday in response to the dismissal of all criminal charges against the senior living operator...
Senior living operators taking advantage of AI tools for infection control
By
Aaron Dorman
Oct 26, 2023
A health tech company is installing its AI-enabled solution for infection control at 24 senior living facilities in Tennessee.
New study shines a light on negative side-effects of certain UV light systems used in senior living
By
Aaron Dorman
Oct 26, 2023
There is growing concern that even lower-level UV systems could produce harmful oxide compounds in the air, such as ozone, a new study shows.
Financing, interest rates top concerns among senior housing investors: survey
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 24, 2023
The availability of financing and increasing interest rates are the top concerns among senior housing investors, according to poll results shared in Partner Valuation Advisors’ US Seniors Housing 2023...
Range of long-term symptoms seen after SARS-CoV-2, non-COVID-19 ARI
Oct 23, 2023
Researchers find increased prevalence/severity of most symptoms and reduced health-related quality of life.
Affordable senior housing communities share in $1.34M for ‘green energy’ upgrades
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 23, 2023
Sixteen federal affordable housing properties are on the receiving end of more $1.34 million in new loans and grants to implement energy efficiency and climate resilient upgrades.
AI can be co-pilot to help SNFs manage regulatory burdens, Healthtech CEO says
By
Aaron Dorman
Oct 20, 2023
A new startup is leveraging AI to tackle the regulatory burden faced by SNFs, by building automation tools and alerts.
IDSA: A. baumannii, C. auris common for recipients of mechanical ventilation
Oct 19, 2023
A. baumannii, CRAB and C. auris colonization was more likely among residents ad patients in long-term care facilities than acute care hospitals.