Insurance premiums rise for senior living operators due to pandemic: NIC
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 29, 2022
Professional liability and property insurance premiums for senior living operators are increasing thanks to COVID-19, according to the results of a new National Investment Center for Seniors Housing &...
Senior living occupancy up for fourth consecutive quarter: NIC
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 07, 2022
Senior living (independent living and assisted living combined) occupancy in the second quarter increased for the fourth quarter in a row, a positive sign for sector recovery, the National Investment Center...
Federal LGBTQ+ protections for long-term care residents included in ‘first-of-its-kind’ executive...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 16, 2022
Federal protections for LGBTQ+ long-term care residents were included in a “first-of-its-kind” executive order signed Wednesday by President Biden.
The order, which marks Pride Month, June, directs...
House members launch new caucus focused on long-term care
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 08, 2022
A new congressional caucus will focus on concerns specific to the long-term care sector, lawmakers and provider representatives announced at a briefing here Tuesday.
Long-term care leaders can have ‘best of both worlds,’ experts assert
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Danielle Brown
May 18, 2022
No long-term care leader should have to sacrifice his or her personal life to achieve career goals, industry experts stressed during a McKnight’s Women of Distinction Forum session about achieving career...
Expand affordable senior housing to help older adults age in place, 40 senators say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 13, 2022
Expanding affordable senior housing and the programs that support it is the impetus behind a letter from 40 U.S. senators.
Sunrise’s revised management agreement sign of things to come: Ventas
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 09, 2022
Ventas’ revised management agreement with Sunrise Senior Living is a sign of things to come for other operators in the real estate investment trust’s portfolio, Ventas Executive Vice President of Senior...
‘Magic tables’ provide stimulation for memory care residents
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 06, 2022
Table top gaming consoles — so-called magic tables — are taking off in memory care communities, providing an easy way to stimulate the brains of those with memory impairing diseases.
Several Pennant senior living communities involved in 2019 spin-off return to Ensign
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 29, 2022
Several senior living communities that were spun off from The Ensign Group in 2019 to form The Pennant Group have returned to Ensign, the San Juan Capistrano, CA-based company reported Thursday as part...
Senior living operator returns to cooperative development for older adults
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 21, 2022
After developing the nation’s first senior living cooperative community in 1977, a Minnesota-based senior living operator is diving back into that side of the business with a new option for active older...