Recovering from emotional, economic effects of pandemic will dominate senior living in 2021
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 04, 2021
Virus-related matters will dominate the actions of senior living owners and operators for the time being, industry leaders told McKnight’s Senior Living.
COVID-19 driving technology adoption across senior living: Ziegler
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 18, 2020
The pandemic has cast a long shadow over the senior living and care sector. But it also is being credited as a catalyst for technology adoption and spending, as well as healthcare innovation.
‘We can no longer ignore this’: Affordable long-term care is urgent priority, panelists say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 10, 2020
The nation’s population is aging, and with 70% of Americans aged 65 or more years requiring long-term care at some point, access to affordable care is becoming an urgent priority, according to panelists...
Time is now for coordinating employee vaccine process: workplace safety expert
By
Amy Novotney
Dec 08, 2020
Whether long-term care operators will mandate that their employees get a COVID-19 vaccine once one is available has been a topic of much discussion over the past several weeks.
Independent, assisted living continue to face occupancy pressures as memory care, skilled nursing remain...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 03, 2020
Independent living and assisted living operators continue to face occupancy pressures, whereas memory care and skilled nursing occupancy rates have remained fairly stable, according to specialty investment...
Business briefs for Friday, Nov. 13
Nov 13, 2020
Invesque amends corporate credit facility; executes memorandum of understanding with SymCare … Pandemic’s costs to senior living on track to reach $17 billion: ASHA … Nursing homes are in era of...
COVID impact on senior living on track to reach $17 billion, ASHA says, requesting relief
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 12, 2020
As the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic on senior living is on track to reach $17 billion annually, providers need more funds to cover additional expenses and lost revenue, and they need new...
Unique operating model produces continued profitability, Pennant Group execs say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 12, 2020
Occupancy declines in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic were replaced by slight occupancy increases as the Pennant Group’s Pinnacle senior living business produced strong results into the third...
Pennant Group again increases 2020 guidance; highlights strong balance sheet
By
Amy Novotney
Nov 12, 2020
After already increasing its 2020 annual adjusted earnings per share guidance by approximately 34% in its second quarter earnings release, the Pennant Group again revised upward Tuesday, to a range of...
Pandemic’s upending of senior living might not be such a bad thing: speaker
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 11, 2020
Senior living and care has been one of the industries most disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, creating “radical changes” in resident engagement. But that might not be such a bad thing, according to...