Older adults in 7 states deviate from national average financial well-being
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 14, 2019
Adults older than 62 in three states have higher average financial well-being scores than the average for their age group, and older adults in three states have scores that are lower than average, the...
Hall marks
Mar 15, 2018
Pennswood Village in Newtown, PA, is encouraging residents to hang their artworks in the community’s hallways.
‘Substantial change’ needed at Ventas, activist shareholder says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 12, 2023
Stamford, CT-based Land & Buildings Investment Management issued a public letter Monday describing Ventas’ recent financial performance as “lackluster” and calling for “substantial change.”
OSHA proposes change to recordkeeping regulation as agency works on final healthcare rule
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 06, 2022
The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing amendments to its occupational injury and illness recordkeeping regulation as it works to establish a final rule meant...
Two disease processes contribute to age-related macular degeneration
Jan 13, 2023
Lesions from soft drusen/pigment epithelial detachments have lower mean quantitative autofluorescence, whereas those from subretinal drusenoid deposits have higher.
Experts: Mind these 4 health and safety focus areas
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 19, 2024
Occupational Health and Safety Administration regulations “should be considered the starting point for any facility health and safety program,” according to presenters at a Thursday webinar by business...
Occupancy numbers hit historic lows: NIC
By
John O'Connor
Jul 10, 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in the second quarter, units in the senior living sector emptied out as never before. Occupancy levels declined by 2.8% to 84.9%, according to the National Investment...
‘Smart’ toilet seat tracks patients’ health, aids in diagnoses
By
Aaron Dorman
Jun 26, 2023
TrueLoo is a new toilet with sensors that can analyze waste to monitor trends and patients’ health.
‘Painful’ Brookdale property transitions, sales help make HCP ‘unrecognizable’ from 2 years ago,...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 01, 2018
Greatly reducing the concentration of Brookdale Senior Living properties in its portfolio has been part of a “whirlwind of activity” that has led to HCP being “very unrecognizable from the HCP of...
Senior housing and care lending relatively weak in second quarter: NIC
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 10, 2023
Senior living and care-related lending was relatively weak in the second quarter, likely due to yet another 0.25 percentage point rate increase from the Federal Reserve and significant disruptions among...