Half of U.S. adults with diabetes say managing diabetes is more difficult during the holidays versus other times of the year.
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,...
Tightening labor market requires employers to be competitive: labor expert
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 21, 2021
With a tightening labor market, employers need to stand out and be competitive to attract and retain workers, according to a labor data expert.
People in the news, Dec. 21
By
Caroline Szachnowski
Dec 21, 2021
Appointments, promotions and other news at Brookdale Senior Living, CareTrust REIT, Cypress Cove, Juniper Communities, Life Care Services, Morning Pointe Senior Living, Pegasus Senior Living, Springpoint,...
Five Star, DispatchHealth launch clinical collaboration for senior living residents
By
Amy Novotney
Dec 20, 2021
Five Star Senior Living independent living, assisted living and memory care residents will receive on-demand acute care via the operator’s collaboration with DispatchHealth, a provider of in-home medical...
Five Star residents to receive home care via new collaboration
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 20, 2021
Newton, MA-based Five Star Senior Living will bring on-demand, acute medical care directly to its independent living, assisted living and memory care community residents through a new collaboration with...
A new view of retirement? Survey offers new thinking on the ‘next chapter’
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 13, 2021
Addressing fears about how to spend time in retirement and providing retirees with a clear sense of purpose and meaning are key to attracting high-net-worth consumers to life plan communities, according...
Active adult housing in 2022
By
Lynne Moore
Dec 13, 2021
Q. Will active adult housing continue to be a hot market sector for the senior housing industry in 2022? A. All leading indicators look favorable. Active adult housing is a growing and evolving sector...
Artificial intelligence, MRI combination achieves 94% accuracy in predicting dementia
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 09, 2021
A form of artificial intelligence combined with MRI scans of the brain predicted with 94% accuracy whether individuals with a specific type of early memory loss would go on to develop Alzheimer’s diseases...
How to avoid frozen pipes, an all-too-common winter insurance claim that plagues many
By
Guy Russ
Dec 09, 2021
Every year, insurance companies receive countless claims involving frozen pipes and sprinkler systems that cause significant water damage to senior housing. Although your existing policy may cover an incident...