Cranberry supplements may aid memory in older adults
May 24, 2022
Improvement in neural functioning also was seen during a 12-week intervention.
Winning the tug-of-war with home health staff development
By
Don Spiers
Mar 18, 2021
It’s a huge advantage for home health to have more patients and wider access to a variety of referral streams. But we have seen some difficulties related to that shift too.
Patient engagement may not drive return to in-person visits
Jul 07, 2021
The findings were seen among patients receiving a letter during reopening following cancellation of in-person care during COVID-19.
Rapper’s home may become senior living community
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 03, 2016
A developer has expressed interest in turning rapper 50 Cent’s 52-room home and 17.6-acre grounds in Farmington, CT, into a senior living community, according to a media report.
Open source online tool may offer help
By
John O'Connor
Dec 01, 2014
As operators re-gear for the ICD-10 changes to hit in 2015, researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have developed a free online tool to help operators determine where more time and effort...
Retired Americans returning to workforce amid rising wages, inflation
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 21, 2022
Retirees are returning to the workforce to reap higher wages and keep up with record inflation, according to an analysis released by Magnify Money earlier this month.
Lending volume ticks upward heading into 2022
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 03, 2021
With vaccination rates and occupancy increasing in senior living and care communities, bankers are seeing lending volume increase as well, Brian Heagler, senior vice president at KeyBank, said during a...
‘Small and complex’ senior living and care industry ripe for investors: NIC chair
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 03, 2021
HOUSTON—Despite the “temporary disruption” from the pandemic, market conditions are favorable for investing in senior living and care, Kurt Read, chair of the NIC Board of Directors and managing...
Public-private partnerships system of generating capital is failing SNFs, research says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 17, 2022
The system of public-private partnerships for generating capital is failing the skilled nursing sector, according to the findings of a newly released research paper commissioned by the National Investment...
Private buyers dominate senior housing transactions in first quarter
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 03, 2022
Of the $1.2 billion of closed deals in the first quarter of 2022, private buyers represented $877 million, or 76%, of the closed volume, according to data released at a recent webinar hosted by NIC MAP.