The preferences of leading-edge baby boomers are requiring senior living communities to change their amenities and interiors, according to one design firm. Here are 10 existing or evolving trends to watch...
Pandemic effects linger, requiring adjustments on visitation, staffing: CEO
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 23, 2021
With its first COVID-19 vaccination booster clinic on the calendar for next week, one Washington, D.C.-based long-term care provider said its staff and residents are lining up after seeing the results...
Labor, enforcement trends creating operational, financial challenges for senior living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 22, 2022
Labor, behavioral health and the regulatory agenda are among the key 2022 trends that continue causing operational and financial challenges for senior living and other long-term care providers.
CEOs: Staff correctly to avoid acuity-related issues
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Lois A. Bowers
May 15, 2016
Senior living operators that have defined their target populations and maintain that focus are more likely to avoid acuity creep challenges that can lead to trouble for their companies and make a bad name...
A new business model for assisted living?
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 08, 2015
Will the future of assisted living see providers coordinating health and long-term care services to benefit their residents and save the healthcare system money? Healthcare policy researcher David Grabowski,...
$3 million from NIC will help Milken Institute ‘develop bold new models’ for senior housing and care
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Lois A. Bowers
Nov 07, 2023
Funding of $3 million from the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care will establish a new effort at the Milken Institute to “develop bold new models of housing, healthcare and community...
Computers increasingly lure older adults to sedentary life, risking health
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 24, 2019
An increasing percentage of Americans aged 65 or more years have been spending time sitting at computers, despite public health messages that such inactivity increases the risk of diabetes, heart disease,...
New Senior to pay $50 million to bring management in-house after strategic review
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 10, 2018
New Senior Investment Group expects to save $10 million annually by bringing its management in-house, the REIT announced Thursday as it released its second-quarter financial results. But first the company...
Preparedness cheaper than dealing with pandemic effects, White House COVID-19 data expert says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 02, 2022
Long-term care provider reporting of COVID-19 cases remains an important tool in helping to guide efforts to save lives, even if pandemic fatigue has set in, a White House data expert said Monday.
House tax bill foes decry potential effects on seniors’ medical costs, housing
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Lois A. Bowers
Nov 10, 2017
Advocates for senior living and affordable housing have expressed opposition to H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, proposed by Republicans in the House of Representatives, because it eliminates the medical...