Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors, diseases set to increase
Jun 06, 2024
The annual inflation-adjusted health care costs of cardiovascular risk factors is projected to triple between 2020 and 2050.
More than half of healthcare workers report stress over state of finances
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 11, 2024
These are challenging times for healthcare workers, with more than half (57%) of them experiencing stress over the state of their finances. That’s according to new research from the Harris Poll and on-demand...
Employers’ healthcare costs expected to climb faster than inflation
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 04, 2023
Employer healthcare costs and premiums are likely to climb faster than inflation in 2023 and 2024, according to findings released Tuesday in Buck’s 44th Nation
Inflation Reduction Act estimated to yield billions in drug savings
Feb 02, 2023
The ceiling prices for negotiation would have reduced Medicare prescription drug spending by ~5% if implemented from 2018 to 2020.
‘Two markets’ affecting senior living investments: NIC
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 22, 2023
“It’s a tale of two markets and many influencing factors as we move further into 2023,” National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care Chief Economist Beth Burnham Mace wrote Tuesday in a...
Personal savings a priority as two-thirds of Americans brace for recession: report
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 22, 2023
As Americans brace for a possible recession, some baby boomers, those born between 1945 and 1964, are putting off actions such as buying a new home in favor of increasing personal savings toward retirement....
Outlook for small businesses in the senior living sector
By
Ben Johnston
Mar 02, 2023
Small businesses, including senior living providers, will adapt to whatever changes this year brings and move to meet the market where consumers are.
Senior living industry tells federal lawmakers of ‘unprecedented’ financial issues
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 27, 2023
A recent House hearing on healthcare inflation drew no shortage of comments from groups including the senior living industry sharing experiences with escalating costs.
Meet Sharon Wilson, 2024 Hall of Honor inductee
By
Foster Stubbs
Aug 13, 2024
Sharon Wilson, chief clinical and compliance officer at Cassia in Edina, MN, is a Hall of Honor inductee in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
Energy efficiency improvements could help senior living tap into $400 billion in federal funds through...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 19, 2023
Senior living communities could be able to cash in on energy efficiency improvements through last year’s Inflation Reduction Act.