Labor costs causing more concern: New Senior executives
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 05, 2019
Competition for assisted living workers, and the rising costs of paying for them, are dragging on assisted living operators’ balance sheets, New Senior Investment Group Inc. executives told shareholders...
Start small and track data for digital tech pilots, experts advise
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 26, 2019
Developing a culture of innovation in senior living requires pilot projects where data are captured, involving frontline staff and residents and looking at the ability to scale, three senior living executives...
NorthStar adding 15 CCRCs: Portfolio now tops $2 billion
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 06, 2015
NorthStar Healthcare Income Inc. closed on a $639.3 million portfolio of continuing care retirement communities in mid-June.
Credentialing, standards to be new assisted living focus, ALFA exec says
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 06, 2015
The Assisted Living Federation of America has unveiled plans to implement credentialing and new standards, as well as a six-month “listening tour” nationwide, as part of its Senior Living 2025...
Mixed results seen for brain training
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 01, 2015
Computer-based “brain training” systems can help memory and thinking skills among seniors, but they do not have an impact on problem solving or impulse control, according to a new study.
Mobile health apps don’t always work
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 01, 2014
Mobile health apps need more oversight, according to an article published in the July issue of New England Journal of Medicine.
EHR paper still relevant to senior living
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 01, 2014
A year-old white paper by the CIO Consortium & Nurse Executive Council remains relevant to senior living operators trying to navigate various technology systems, panelists noted at a recent Long Term and...