Handwritten notes and ‘peek-a-boo’ tours top senior living marketing strategies during pandemic
By
Amy Novotney
Dec 21, 2020
As senior living operators consider strategies for 2021 amid the ongoing pandemic, several marketing executives say their firms are focused mainly on the soft skills of problem-solving and serving as support...
Long-term care industry expresses disappointment as Congress passes stimulus bill
By
Amy Novotney
Dec 22, 2020
Both the House and Senate on Monday night approved a $900 billion COVID-19 stimulus package that will provide direct payments and jobless aid to Americans as well as needed funding for small businesses...
Social isolation: The underrated senior health risk
Jun 01, 2022
[Partner content] How senior living communities can build on growing awareness, innovative new programs and pandemic lessons learned to reduce loneliness and improve the mental and physical health of their...
Healthy aging and the critical importance of indoor air quality
Jul 13, 2022
[Partner content]: As older adults and their families evaluate living options, they seek communities that enable better health. Senior care leaders must prioritize indoor air quality to create healthier...
Wound care artistry
By
Amy Novotney
Aug 01, 2014
As the science of wound care develops, eldercare clinicians are faced with both a myriad of options and cost constraints when it comes to treatments
Focus on socialization, meals, helps Premier keep prospects interested in moving in
By
Amy Novotney
Jan 04, 2021
As with so many senior living operators, New York, NY-based Premier Senior Living faced a double whammy drop in occupancy during the second quarter of 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 lawsuit against nursing home alleges wrongful death
By
Amy Novotney
Aug 06, 2020
In what is likely a sign of things to come, the children of a man who died from COVID-19 is suing his nursing home for failing to adequately protect him from the virus.
Older adults who have received J&J need not be concerned: expert
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 20, 2021
Joshua Sharfstein, M.D., vice dean for public health practice and community engagement at Johns Hopkins University, has a message for older adults who have received the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine:...
Business briefs for Tuesday, April 28
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 28, 2020
Gates Construction awarded Florida assisted living project … Nashville’s Vitality Living senior community receives $28M refinancing package … Senior living operator Kisco saves $50,000 in one month...
People in the news, May 17
By
Amy Novotney
May 17, 2022
Appointments, promotions and awards at Anthem Memory Care, Blake Management Group, Blakeford Senior Life, Cadence Living, EDSA, Erickson Senior Living, Fishman & Associates, Friendship Retirement Community,...