More tech needed to plug long-term care ‘service gap,’ one industry expert says
By
Amy Novotney
Mar 02, 2021
The impending intersection of a growing older adult population and the ongoing inadequate number of caregivers employed to assist them makes it imperative that senior living and care operators continue...
A home-health patient monitoring innovation: Ultra Wide-Band (UWB) radar
By
Steven Plunkett, M.D.
Mar 01, 2021
As I became increasingly concerned about the health of my mother and aunt, I searched for an effective way to monitor them in a reliable, unobtrusive way.
How to respond faster to residents’ maintenance requests
By
Dan Roberge
Feb 25, 2021
Want to respond faster to maintenance requests at your senior living community? There’s a lot you can do to optimize your workflow, but the real trick is in beating them to the punch in the first place.
As Enlivant recovers from pandemic, Sabra to decide whether to exit portfolio, CEO says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 24, 2021
Sabra Health Care REIT will make a decision about its joint venture with TPG Real Estate, through which it has a 49% stake in a portfolio of dozens of Enlivant senior living communities, later this year,...
Nursing care prices increase 3.3% in January, but spending down 7.8%
By
Amy Novotney
Feb 23, 2021
National health spending on nursing care dropped 7.8% in 2020 compared with the previous year, according to a health sector economic indicator brief released Friday by nonprofit research and consulting...
Senior living operators now often dedicating entire roles to strategy, business development: Ziegler
By
Amy Novotney
Feb 22, 2021
Over the past several years, several senior living operators have chosen to dedicate an entire employment role to strategy and business development, according to a new survey by specialty investment bank...
California’s ‘Master Plan for Aging’ offers strategies for attracting home caregivers
By
Joe Jancsurak
Feb 19, 2021
California’s Department of Aging recently released a 10-year “Master Plan for Aging.” The blueprint aims to guide state and local governments, the private sector and charitable organizations toward...
Three home care trends with staying power
By
Bill Miller
Feb 18, 2021
If 2020 has taught the U.S. healthcare system anything, it’s that we need to be ready for change.
COVID relief package needs to address pandemic ‘dangers’ to older adults, provider group says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 16, 2021
LeadingAge is stepping up calls on Congress to adopt a COVID relief package addressing the dangers that the pandemic poses to senior living residents and other older adults.
Lenders still bullish on senior housing; expect 2022 to be more borrower-friendly
By
Amy Novotney
Feb 11, 2021
The senior housing financing markets have evolved over the course of the pandemic — as lenders and owners both adapted in real-time — to unprecedented asset level revenue declines exacerbated by operating...