4 trends becoming more common in life plan communities: Ziegler
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 01, 2022
Adaptability and innovation have been “foundational” to the success over time of continuing care retirement communities, also known since 2015 as life plan communities, and will be key to future success...
CCRC occupancy drops to record low of 84.3 percent in the first quarter: NIC/Ziegler analysis
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 26, 2021
Continuing care retirement community occupancy fell 1.4% from the fourth quarter to 84.3%, according to an analysis by specialty investment bank Ziegler, using NIC MAP data. The drop signals another new...
EHR data support reported effectiveness of Ad26.COV2.S vaccine
Nov 02, 2021
The effectiveness of the Johnson & Johnson Ad26.COV2.S vaccine is 73.6% for preventing severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, according to a study published online Nov....
Say ‘Hello’ to Erickson’s national recruitment campaign
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 08, 2022
Baltimore-based Erickson Senior Living’s new national recruitment campaign is called Hello.
Senior living occupancy rates increase steadily throughout the Midwest: analysis
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 21, 2024
Independent living and assisted living occupancy rates across the Midwest have slowly risen over the past several quarters, but they still remain below national averages of 87.9% and 84.5%, respectively....
Nebraska senior living communities developing dining room innovations to serve residents amid pandemic
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Amy Novotney
Sep 10, 2020
Like nearly every senior living community, as the COVID-19 pandemic began in March, Nebraska-based Legacy Retirement Communities quickly went from offering its 680 senior living residents a restaurant...
Gen X moves to forefront of influence as employees, adult children of prospects, residents
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 07, 2024
Move over, forgotten middle. There’s another forgotten group, a generation asserting its influence over all aspects of society, including senior living, according to the Mather Institute.
Alzheimer’s experts throw support behind experimental drug despite adverse events, deaths
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 01, 2022
Alzheimer’s disease experts are throwing their support behind the drug lecanemab, despite reports of two deaths tied to the experimental monoclonal antibody medication.
California’s senior living and care sector at ‘critical juncture’
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 08, 2024
California’s senior living and care sector is at a critical juncture, with the state Master Plan on Aging underscoring the need to expand the direct care workforce and improve outcomes for workers, according...
Smorgasbord of health tech innovations presented in Finland; country’s senior centers reaping benefits
By
Aaron Dorman
Aug 03, 2023
Many emerging healthcare technologies aimed at seniors were on display at Finland’s recent Radical Health Festival.