Pandemic drives senior living occupancy to record lows
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 08, 2021
The coronavirus pandemic continues to negatively affect occupancy in senior living, with percentages released Thursday by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care’s NIC MAP Data Service...
On the constant lookout
By
John Andrews
Oct 01, 2014
Thanks to a combination of technology, education and protocols, senior living communities and families can keep a closer eye on those served
Short-staffed on a holiday weekend, senior living community successfully weathers COVID-19 storm
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 13, 2020
A perfect storm of a holiday weekend and nine employees testing positive for COVID-19 left a Reno, NV, assisted living and memory care community in a staffing emergency, testing its policies, its supply...
State News for May 2015
May 08, 2015
ILLINOIS — The state’s House of Representatives will soon debate a new bill that would allow nursing home residents and their families to place video or audio monitoring devices in facility rooms.
Big senior living stories of 2019
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 23, 2019
Here’s a look at some of the news that occupied many minds in senior living over the past year.
Safe and secure
By
Julie E. Williamson
Oct 01, 2015
Wandering itself will not necessarily pose harm to a resident. But when it takes place in an environment that is unsafe, the risk of injury or death rises exponentially.
It’s all about the data
By
John Hall
Dec 01, 2016
What’s changing every facet of senior living? In a word: data.
People in the news, May 29
By
Meredith Beirne
May 29, 2018
Promotions and appointments at Balfour Senior Living, Benchmark Senior Living, CarePredict, Covenant Retirement Communities, Edgehill Health Center, Hodgeman County Health Center, Senior Housing Properties...
People in the news, June 11
By
Mallory Hackett
Jun 11, 2019
Appointments at Benchmark, Cadence Living, Capital One Healthcare, Collington, Fishman & Associates, GuideOne Insurance, Harrison Street, Integral Senior Living, LifeSpire of Virginia, Oakmont Senior Living,...
Dwindling savings, less fear of COVID may drive some back to work, experts say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 03, 2021
Employers in senior living and care and other industries may see their workforce challenges lessen a bit as some peoples’ savings accumulated over the pandemic dry up and as fear of COVID-19 subsides,...