New Senior has high hopes for ‘lower-acuity products’
With the sale of its entire assisted living portfolio complete, organic and external growth will be a priority for New Senior Investment Group in 2020, CEO Susan Givens said Thursday.
TOP NEWS
Training, technology improvements needed to reduce social isolation in seniors: report
Improved direct care worker training and technology could help relieve social isolation and loneliness among older adults, according to a report released Thursday by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and funded by the AARP Foundation.
Assisted living administrators to face heightened scrutiny after audit
Assisted living communities and nursing home leaders and potential leaders in Arizona will face heightened scrutiny after the findings of a recent state audit.
Lutheran Home plans to become part of Methodist-affiliated Life Enriching Communities
Lutheran Home at Concord Reserve, located in the Cleveland suburb of Westlake, plans to affiliate with Life Enriching Communities, based almost four hours away in the Cincinnati suburb of Loveland, the organizations announced Wednesday.
Editors' Columns
Some good news on the labor-shortage front?
Many operators must have breathed a sigh of relief earlier this week.
Family caregiving: ‘A public health issue of increasing importance’
Much has been written before about family caregivers and how they support loved ones as well as the healthcare system, but a new report provides the first state-level estimates of self-rated caregiver health.
Guest Column
Senior housing design can encourage collaborative lifestyles to reduce social isolation
Carefully curated communities designed to encourage collaborative lifestyles could provide another senior housing option that not only will offer the services and care older adults need, but also significant health and social benefits beyond what they realize are even possible.
Marketplace Column
Worker shortage, mounting risks call for creative solutions
Pressures are intensifying as we move forward, making it imperative for providers across the continuum to sharpen their risk-management capabilities even as they get creative where they can on the problem-solving front.
Company News
Argentum named Great Place to Work for second year in a row
Argentum has been certified as a great workplace by the independent analysts at Great Place to Work for the second consecutive year, the 32-employee association announced Tuesday.
People in the news, Feb. 25
Appointments, promotions and other news at the Acts Retirement-Life Communities, American College of Health Care Administrators, Brethren Retirement Community, Broadmead, Cypress Cove at HealthPark Florida, Diversicare, EarlySense, EcoLab, Friendship, Integral Senior Living, JACA Architects, LeadingAge Maryland, Pegasus Senior Living, Radiant Senior Living and Seniorlink.
Product News
OnShift acquires talent acquisition software provider Avesta Systems
Cleveland-based human capital management technology company OnShift has acquired Hudson, OH-based Avesta Systems, a provider of talent acquisition software and services meant to streamline recruiting and hiring processes.
In Focus
Testing, testing, yum-2-3
Chefs from Vi at Bentley Village, Naples, FL, teamed up with local public media Feb. 20 to host “America’s Test Kitchen” and serve up a healthy lunch. Find out more, and learn how to submit your photos!
