Senior living occupancy up for fourth consecutive quarter: NIC
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 07, 2022
Senior living (independent living and assisted living combined) occupancy in the second quarter increased for the fourth quarter in a row, a positive sign for sector recovery, the National Investment Center...
Feds’ antipsychotic drug reduction efforts in assisted living fail to produce success seen in nursing...
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 23, 2022
A federal initiative to reduce antipsychotic prescribing in long-term care facilities failed to impact prescriptions in assisted living residents with dementia, the first study of its kind has found.
‘Profound’ financial, workforce challenges persist for senior living providers as 2024 begins
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 02, 2024
Senior living operators will continue to face inflationary pressures and capital market challenges in 2024, but some effects may lessen before the year is out, according to senior living industry experts....
People in the news, March 15
By
Caroline Szachnowski
Mar 15, 2022
Appointments, promotions and other news at Anthem Memory Care, East Tennessee Pharmacy Services, Erickson Senior Living, The Harborside, Morning Pointe Senior Living, National Investment Center for Seniors...
More news for Monday, Feb. 27
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 27, 2023
Senior living residents displaced by Ohio train derailment return home … Senior housing unit mix an important factor for better performance: NIC … Older adults fearful they could outlive savings: survey
Investor optimism abounds about future of senior living
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 01, 2022
Despite increasing expenses squeezing operator margins and investment returns, even more reasons exist to be optimistic about senior living’s outlook, according to a new report on emerging real estate...
NIC: Labor issues critical to senior living market assessment
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 25, 2019
Labor issues are critical considerations for senior living operators and developers when assessing markets, National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care Chief Economist Beth Burnham Mace told...
COVID-19 vaccine now a condition of employment for some senior living operators
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 12, 2021
Some senior living operators are moving to make a COVID-19 vaccination a condition of employment to more quickly mitigate the effect of the virus in their communities.
A collective effort from long-term care providers, public health officials and lawmakers is the way to improve the quality of care in the wake of COVID-19, not legal and financial penalties, according...
CDC panel recommends COVID-19 boosters for older adults but not healthcare workers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 23, 2021
A vaccine advisory panel to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted unanimously Thursday to recommend booster doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for adults aged 65 or more years...