National Health Investors investment pipeline exceeds $300M … Diversified Healthcare Trust results miss forecast, but senior housing portfolio continues to improve … Pennant Group’s senior living...
EHR tool boosts geriatric assessments, trial finds
By
Kristen Fischer
May 16, 2024
A team of scientists integrated a tool into an EHR platform and it improved geriatric assessments and clinician knowledge.
Addressing senior living caregivers’ childhood trauma improves outcomes for workers, residents: report
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 14, 2024
Senior living and care employers can reduce the negative effects of childhood trauma experienced by frontline caregivers by building nurturing relationships and safe workplaces, according to a new report.
Virtual reality therapy can augment depression treatment
May 13, 2024
Extended reality-enhanced behavioral activation (XR-BA) may be a feasible enhancement to traditional BA for major depressive disorder.
Improving the delivery of quality care in behavioral health programs has been a priority for Jessica Fear for more than a quarter of a century. Fear advocates for the use of data to inform and identify...
Assisted living model could be threatened by long-term care workforce proposal
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 30, 2024
A proposed federal bill includes substantial new funding for long-term care workforce development, but it potentially threatens the assisted living model by including the setting with more clinical ones,...
Heatwave exposure linked to considerable mortality burden
May 14, 2024
Geographic disparities were seen in the temporal change of the heatwave-related mortality burden.
Orah Burack diligently works out of the spotlight, keeping her head down and her mind focused on improving care and conditions throughout long-term care. Her work as a senior research associate at The...
Putting Mom first: Nurturing through person-centered care
By
Deanna Vigliotta
May 09, 2024
The senior living industry story’s trajectory must change. Expectations must change. Priorities must change.
Occupancy, margin recovery focus for 2024: Brookdale CEO
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 09, 2024
Brookdale Senior Living entered 2024 with a clear vision and an intense focus on recovering pre-pandemic occupancy and margins, which resulted in “meaningful positive outcomes” across its key strategic...