As home care leaders look to improve their team communication and compliance, they often overlook how technology can provide a way to meaningfully connect with their team and enhance the work experience.
HCP sets a course for the future as it reduces exposure to Brookdale
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 04, 2018
It may be several years before demand catches up with supply in senior housing, but HCP expects to outperform the competition through five major initiatives, Executive Vice President and Chief Investment...
HUD funding bill goes before House Appropriations Committee on Monday
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 16, 2017
The House Appropriations Committee is expected to consider Housing and Urban Development funding contained in a subcommittee fiscal year 2018 spending bill on Monday night. The bill is a “mixed bag,”...
Big senior living stories of 2021
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 22, 2021
2021 began with the hope that the new COVID-19 vaccine being rolled out to assisted living communities and nursing homes would help control a pandemic that had caused so much illness, death, loneliness,...
New opportunities in assisted living offer reasons for hope, leaders say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 09, 2018
Times may be challenging for long-term care providers right now, but opportunities exist to help determine the future of the industry, leaders of the American Health Care Association and National Center...
Inside the numbers
By
Julie E. Williamson
Feb 02, 2019
Smart IT solutions, proper planning help operators harness better data.
Assisted living liability claim costs continue to top skilled nursing costs: report
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 18, 2022
The average cost of liability claims across all aging services settings has increased since 2018, with assisted living claim costs continuing to exceed those in skilled nursing, according to a new report...
Senior living occupancy recovery affected by ‘idiosyncratic’ factors: NIC
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 14, 2022
Demand recovery, inventory growth and the construction pipeline are the “trifecta” shaping senior living sector recovery, according to the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.
‘Point person’ for questions leads to improved health, quality of life for senior living residents
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 23, 2019
A key to improved health and quality of life for senior living residents — including fewer hospitalizations, fewer emergency department and clinic visits, and an ability to stay at the same level of...
Long-term care shows signs of recovery despite inflationary headwinds
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 16, 2022
Despite persistent labor and inflationary headwinds, senior living and skilled nursing are seeing growth in occupancy and rents, according to new reports from Marcus & Millichap released Wednesday.