In DEIB initiatives, senior living must shift focus to fostering inclusive environments, survey finds
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 18, 2024
A significant number of senior living companies have implemented diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging programs in the past year, indicating that more owners and operators are “leaning in” to...
Oregon man struck by bubonic plague likely got it from pet cat
Feb 14, 2024
This was Oregon’s first case since 2015. Today, it is a “very treatable disease,” one doctor said.
Pay disparities by gender, race still prevalent: EEOC
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 14, 2024
Men still tend to make more money than women across all racial and ethnic groups, according to US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission data released this week.
CDC: Rates of suicide vary by age, sex, mechanism in over 55s
Nov 15, 2023
Among adults aged 55 years or more years, the highest rates of suicide in 2021 were among those age 85 years and older for men and 55 to 64 years for women.
Actions & Transactions, May 9
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 09, 2024
CFG closes $20M bridge-to-Hud loan for refinancing of Maryland SNF … Muchmore Capital receives HUD MAP, Lean licenses … SLIB negotiates sale of Chandler, AZ, senior living community … Pittsburgh-area...
Upcoming dining software platform puts meal-service innovation on the long-term care menu, companies...
By
Aaron Dorman
Jan 25, 2024
A new LTC dining operating system aims to combine tools like menus and nutrition with delivery logistics, all onto one platform.
Old age against the machine: Experts offer some robo-pessimism over prospect of more bots in LTC
By
Aaron Dorman
Mar 25, 2024
Despite stories that senior living and care robots are proliferating, the promise of such technology has been overstated, according to a new report.
People in the news, Dec. 12
Dec 12, 2023
Appointments, promotions and other news at Anthem Memory Care, Charter Senior Living of Charlotte, Covenant Living, Erickson Senior Living, JLL, The Kendal Corp., Morning Pointe Senior Living, The Springs...
‘Cat ladies’ and other childless people present an opportunity for senior living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 29, 2024
Just as “childless cat ladies” are in the news, the Pew Research Center has released a new study delving into the reasons some people do not have children, as well as how those decisions have...
To better trust AI in healthcare, consumers want to better know the digital ‘man behind the curtain’
By
Aaron Dorman
Jan 30, 2024
Healthcare consumers continue to lack trust about where AI tools are getting their data from, according to new survey results.