Holiday season brings new wave of tech toys, games, aimed at older adults, memory care
By
Aaron Dorman
Nov 22, 2023
New tech, as well as updated versions of classic games, are being marketed to older adults as offering more than just entertainment.
Actions & Transactions, Nov. 21
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 21, 2023
MassHousing provides $6.2 million for refinancing of Sandwich, MA, affordable senior housing complex … United Church Homes acquires Ohio Living’s Vineyard on Catawba in Port Clinton, OH … Penrose,...
Actions & Transactions, Nov. 20
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 20, 2023
Capital Funding Group closes $7.2-million HUD loan to refinance SNF in Kentucky … Morning Pointe Senior Living breaks ground on new Knoxville memory care community … Lutheran Social Services closes...
Actions & Transactions, Nov. 16
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 16, 2023
Leasing office opens for Cadence Broomfield by Cogir in Broomfield, CA … Hoffman & Associates, Experience Senior Living to co-develop senior living project in northern Virginia … Blueprint brokers...
Keswick plans multi-year, $65 million project to move to household model, add assisted living memory...
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 10, 2023
A multi-year, $65 million capital project will transform the residential areas of Keswick’s long-term care campus to the “household” model and expand services to include assisted living memory care,...
Business briefs, Nov. 7
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 07, 2023
“No end in sight” for vaccine challenges … DOL offers webinar to help long-term care employers reduce wage violations … FHA proposes changes to reverse mortgage program … Minimum staff proposal...
A new app being developed for dementia patients features touch-screen games in six different languages and dialects.
Memory care ‘buddies’ will build connections between residents, college students
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 13, 2023
A “buddy” program connecting pre-med college students with memory care residents will create connections, promote careers in gerontology, combat ageism and improve the quality of life for residents,...
$81 million NIH grant will study dementia care through workforce in assisted living, other settings
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 05, 2023
A five-year, $81 million federal grant will fund a study to better understand the workforce caring for assisted living residents and others who are living with dementia in hopes of helping with recruitment...
Senior living asking rates hit near-record highs in second quarter
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 12, 2023
Asking rates were at near-record highs for senior living communities in the second quarter, according to a new report from NIC MAP Vision.