Unique workplace concerns tied to health worker depression, anxiety during pandemic
Oct 25, 2023
Associations were seen for working on the hospital unit, mood disturbances and sleep disturbances with depression and anxiety.
How the education industry prepared me for senior living
By
Christine Healy
Oct 26, 2023
A few lessons from early education have shaped how I think about marketing and growth in my new career in senior living.
Senior living begins 2023 with record demand, occupancy
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 05, 2023
Senior living has a positive story to tell going into a new year, with occupied units at an all-time high and record demand, according to the latest quarterly data from the National Investment Center for...
‘Tripledemic’ is hurting census growth: NIC
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 19, 2022
The pace of move-ins in senior housing and care organizations continued to hold steady, but a “triplememic” of viral respiratory infections is creating a disconnect between move-in rates and higher...
NLRB releases new joint-employer standard amid senior living opposition
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 27, 2023
The new joint-employer standard released Thursday by the National Labor Relations Board will present greater risk for employers that contract with services providers, “creating greater liability for...
Nirmatrelvir cuts risk for post-COVID-19 condition
Mar 27, 2023
The findings were seen regardless of vaccination status and history of prior infection.
Certain genetic variant in Alzheimer’s disease linked to African ancestry
Feb 22, 2023
An increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease and younger age of onset were seen with the APOE ε3 R145C missense variation.
Cumulative PPI use for more than 4.4 years linked to increased risk for dementia
Aug 10, 2023
No significant association was seen for lesser durations of proton pump inhibitor use.
FHA announces assistance option for seniors who are behind on property charges with reverse mortgages
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 19, 2022
The Federal Housing Administration announced Thursday a new assistance option for older adults who have fallen behind on property charges on reverse mortgages due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
7 percent of long-term care municipal bonds are in default: report
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 24, 2023
Seven percent of senior living and care-related municipal bonds are in default, compared with a default rate of less than 1% for all state and local government debt, Bloomberg reported Monday.