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...
Form 300A summary of injuries and illnesses due to OSHA Feb. 1
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 24, 2023
It’s that time of year for employers who are required by Occupational Health and Safety Administration’s recordkeeping standards to file Form 300A summarizing injuries and illnesses.
2022 McKnight’s Tech Award winners revealed
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 05, 2022
Winners in the 2022 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards were announced yesterday afternoon in a virtual presentation that was the culmination of a McKnight’s Tech Awards + Summit that also included...
How technology is evolving in senior living communities
By
Evelyn Lee
Aug 04, 2016
State-of-the-art technology services are becoming a prerequisite for many older adults as they evaluate their housing options. Here’s the technology you should consider adding and how to go about...
M and A activity is hot, with private equity, large home care firms driving deals, finance leaders say
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 05, 2021
Demographics, a global pandemic and potential changes in tax laws are the tailwinds driving strong merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in home care and hospice for the foreseeable future. That was the...
Proposed overtime rule is ‘bad policy’ that senior living providers cannot absorb, groups say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 09, 2023
A new overtime rule proposed by the federal government would worsen workforce issues for senior living providers and create unintended consequences for workers and residents, according to industry advocacy...