Actress advocates for public health measures to fight ‘insidious, cowardly’ Alzheimer’s
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 20, 2018
Public health measures related to Alzheimer’s got a boost Tuesday from the testimony of actress Marcia Gay Harden at a Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing focused on what she called “an...
People in the news, March 13
Mar 13, 2018
Funeral information for Tony Mullen, a founder of the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care. And appointments at Erickson Living, Hunt Mortgage Group, It’s Never 2 Late, LeadingAge,...
Current lending environment tough across all asset classes: NIC/Ziegler survey
By
Amy Novotney
Sep 30, 2020
Current lending spread differentials between majority assisted living/memory care communities and majority nursing facilities are remarkably similar, with most lenders quoting spread ranges of 3% to 4%...
Yardi joins NIC’s Seniors Housing Actual Rates Initiative
Jan 23, 2019
Yardi Voyager now will include a button by which users can send data, aggregated for anonymity, to the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care for its Seniors Housing Actual Rates Initiative,...
Survey suggests challenges with life plan community name, despite industry support
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 12, 2019
Almost four years after LeadingAge and Mather LifeWays introduced “life plan community” as an alternative name for “continuing care retirement community,” more education may be needed for prospective...
NLRB: Not so fast ending dues checkoff when union contract expires
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 04, 2022
Employers may not unilaterally stop deducting union dues from employees’ paychecks after a labor contract expires, the National Labor Relations Board said in a decision issued Monday.
Home care firms urged to take active role in advancing home modifications
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 27, 2021
Home modifications — from grab bars to ramps — can go a long way toward keeping seniors healthy and remaining in their homes, and reducing the number of home care workers’ injuries.
Minnesota mulls online ‘report card’ for assisted living communities
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 23, 2017
The Minnesota Department of Human Services is considering creating an online “report card” for assisted living communities in the state, according to a media report. And operators may be required...
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Gaining or slipping?
By
John Hall
Mar 01, 2018
Tech tools increasingly are becoming visible in the senior living space — yet in many ways, the field finds itself playing catch up.