Senior living could benefit from big price drops for fresh fruits, vegetables
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 07, 2018
Wholesale food price drops are forecast for several categories in 2018, but the biggest decreases are expected for fresh fruits and vegetables, according to a senior living industry report.
COVID-19 pandemic tied to burnout in healthcare professionals
Oct 05, 2022
Emotional exhaustion and depersonalization increased as the pandemic wore on in 2020.
COVID-19 boosters could be in the arms of healthcare workers and seniors by early fall
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 17, 2021
Healthcare workers and older Americans would be among the first to receive COVID-19 boosters as early as fall, according to National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins, M.D.
Massachusetts frontline workers resist COVID-19 vaccines as push to make shots mandatory gathers momentum
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 29, 2021
Thousands of first responders, frontline health workers and other public-facing employees in Massachusetts continue to pass on COVID-19 vaccinations, prompting a push for the state government and private...
Ashley Blankenship named NCAL Board of Directors chair
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 19, 2017
Ashley Blankenship of Arkansas was elected chair of the National Center for Assisted Living Board of Directors for 2017-2018 Wednesday at the American Health Care Association/NCAL 68th Annual Convention....
CDC offers guidelines on handling ‘twindemic’ of coronavirus, flu in assisted living
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 04, 2020
As influenza season gears up at a time when assisted living communities and other long-term care facilities are still reeling from a global pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is offering...
Assisted living recovering more quickly than independent living: NIC
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 08, 2022
Senior living (independent living and assisted living combined) occupancy in the second quarter increased for the fourth quarter in a row, and assisted living is best poised for recovery within the sector,...
Middle market senior housing needs ‘secret sauce’ from operators to work: panel
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 10, 2022
The “secret sauce” for middle market senior housing includes a quality living environment without going overboard, one expert says.
Nearly three-quarters of SNFs reported occupancy declines in first half of April: NIC
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 17, 2020
Seventy percent of skilled nursing facility operators saw declines in their occupancy rates compared with one month ago, according to data collected from owners and executives at 146 seniors housing and...
Subtle signs point to start of recovery for senior living industry
By
Amy Novotney
Dec 10, 2020
One positive to the otherwise devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the senior housing industry has been that it appears to be helping to more favorable align future supply and demand fundamentals,...