Reducing senior falls: Leveraging technology for safety in senior living communities
By
Ted Tzirimis
Jun 20, 2024
As our population ages, the spotlight on older adult falls and their effects within senior living communities has intensified, demanding greater awareness and action. Falls among older adults are alarmingly...
Planning for emergencies and disasters in senior living communities
By
Stan Szpytek
Jun 17, 2024
Safe and effective emergency operations within a senior living community are a combination of identifying all potential threats and perils as well as having a reliable incident management system in place...
NIC announces new president and CEO
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 12, 2022
The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care announced a new president and CEO on Wednesday. It’s someone not new to NIC, however.
Updated: CMS proposes mandatory quality measures, other changes to HCBS program
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 27, 2023
Some quality measures for home- and community-based services would become mandatory under a proposed rule announced Thursday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Several other changes related...
Dollars spent on HCBS go further than those spent on nursing homes, study finds
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 29, 2023
Older adults are not “drawn out of the woodwork” to try to qualify for Medicaid benefits when a state expands home- and community-based services, according to the findings of a new study.
Healthpeak sees record year for CCRC entrance fees, cash collection, as merger, potential portfolio sale...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 12, 2024
Denver-based Healthpeak Properties saw a record year of entrance fee sales and cash collection in 2023 for its portfolio of 15 continuing care retirement communities, Chief Financial Officer Pete Scott...
Omnicare notifying workers of layoffs this week
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 30, 2024
Cincinnati-based long-term care pharmacy provider Omnicare is announcing layoffs this week as a result of a review of operations “and other market dynamics,” a company representative told McKnight’s...
Earn CE credit Thursday at McKnight’s Senior Living Online Expo
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 17, 2024
Attendees of the eighth annual McKnight’s Senior Living Online Expo this Thursday will be able to earn a continuing education credit while learning about evolving technology.
‘Private equity abuse’ in long-term care is target of new federal bill
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 13, 2024
Two Democratic senators from Massachusetts have introduced a bill they say is meant to “root out corporate greed and private equity abuse” in nursing homes, assisted living communities, home health...
Focus On briefs: Finance
By
Staff reports
Dec 02, 2022
Greystone leads HUD volume for FY 2022, Great Elm Capital, Berkadia launch joint venture healthcare financing group, Medicare Advantage premiums to decline by almost 8%