Hines looks to raise $1B for fund targeting senior living and other property types
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 13, 2022
Houston-based international real estate firm Hines announced Monday the launch of its flagship tactical fund series in the United States. The fund is looking to raise $1 billion in equity, with a purchasing...
Thanksgiving weekend brought new COVID-19 concerns: the omicron variant
Nov 29, 2021
Saturday, the CDC issued a statement stressing that “no cases of this variant have been identified in the U.S. to date.”
Poor sleep, daytime napping could be signs of Alzheimer’s
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 10, 2019
Poor-quality sleep could be an early sign of Alzheimer’s disease in older adults, according to the findings of a new study, published Jan. 9 in the journal Science Translational Medicine.
Assisted living community, management groups sued over employee shot to death by resident
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 08, 2023
The widow of an assisted living maintenance worker who allegedly was shot and killed in 2021 by a resident has filed two lawsuits, alleging that the community allowed the accused shooter to have a weapon...
PharMerica plans to ‘get aggressive’ about assisted living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 26, 2017
Long-term care pharmacy company PharMerica Corp. intends to launch a new initiative focused on assisted living to increase its share of that market this year, CEO Greg Weishar said Friday during an earnings...
High-tech ‘bike-helmet’ part of emerging field of light therapy for dementia, Alzheimer’s
By
Aaron Dorman
Nov 16, 2023
Light therapy is one way that seniors can both maintain and monitor their brain and cognitive function, one tech company co-founder says.
Aloha State’s healthcare workforce need grows 76 percent since 2019: report
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 21, 2022
What difference can three years and a once-in-a-century pandemic make to Hawaii’s healthcare workforce?
Brookdale Senior Living CEO: ‘Too soon to tell’ outcome of Senate inquiry
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 22, 2024
Brookdale Senior Living’s leader said Wednesday she is confident in the company’s priorities in the face of growing scrutiny of the industry by the lay media and policymakers.
Nonprofit providers face alarming market forces, must rally, LeadingAge chairman says
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 22, 2014
Nonprofit long-term care providers must work together to address alarming trends, or their market share could plummet and the sector as a whole could falter, LeadingAge Chairman David Gehm told association...
Massive joint-replacement recall could increase care burden for affected seniors
By
Aaron Dorman
Oct 30, 2023
A recall of defective artificial joints has put more than 100,000 older adults’ health in flux and could result in costly new surgeries.