Updated: Welltower to move 147 ProMedica SNFs to Integra Health JV; ProMedica to continue to operate...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 07, 2022
Toledo, OH-based real estate investment trust Welltower will move 147 skilled nursing facilities currently operated by Toledo-based ProMedica Senior Care into a joint venture between Welltower and Integra...
A model to address loneliness and social isolation in long-term care
Oct 20, 2022
Kristine Theurer, PhD, discusses a new model to address mental health challenges such as loneliness and social isolation in long-term care residents, which were highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Signed appropriations package includes $100 million funding increase for dementia research
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 25, 2024
A fiscal year 2024 appropriations package signed Saturday by President Biden will increase funding by $100 million for research into Alzheimer’s and other dementias at the National Institutes of Health...
First-ever survey of LGBTQIA+ older adults cheered by senior living provider groups
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 29, 2024
A planned first-ever statewide survey of LGBTQIA+ older adults in California is drawing cheers from senior living industry advocates.
The importance of activities
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 25, 2023
Every senior living community plans activities to provide socialization opportunities and help residents remain active and engaged. Now, a study shows that activities help older adults feel happier, healthier,...
Is loneliness at work the next pandemic?
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 26, 2023
A new study reveals that loneliness can be an issue for employees, even as the COVID-19 pandemic recedes. In fact, one group is calling loneliness “the next pandemic” in the workplace. But fortunately,...
Pandemic influences benefits sought by workers. Are you listening?
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 20, 2023
As the COVID-19 pandemic recedes, it is leaving behind changes in the benefits that employers are offering to their employees, according to the results of a new survey.
The complexity of workforce shortages
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 27, 2023
Results of a new survey drive home the complexity of workforce shortages and point out how solving them could address other business challenges. Fifty-seven percent of Americans believe that there aren’t...
COVID, workforce, financial issues confront senior living providers as 2023 starts, leaders say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 03, 2023
Addressing the burnout plaguing existing employees while working to entice others to join the industry will be a focus of providers in 2023.
Whole lotta stress
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 24, 2022
What would you give to have less stress? A new survey gives employers something to consider.