Senior living market ripe for development, experts say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 24, 2024
The senior living landscape is ripe for development thanks to market fundamentals, extended construction timelines and growing occupancy, according to experts with the National Investment Center for Seniors...
High hopes for Mary Jane?
By
John O'Connor
May 23, 2024
The budding shift in our nation’s drug policy could have notable implications for senior living operators — and the residents they serve.
Potential rescheduling of marijuana could affect senior living providers, residents
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 22, 2024
A move by the federal government to reclassify marijuana as a schedule III drug could have implications for senior living residents.
Cheating on workforce drug tests on the rise as marijuana use increases: report
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 16, 2024
More workers are tampering with employer-mandated drug tests than ever before, according to a new report from Quest Diagnosis, published Wednesday.
The work of R. Tamara Konetzka, PhD, resonates in the improved care and conditions for the hundreds of thousands of seniors living and recovering in long-term care facilities.
Maryland becomes sixth state to require salary, wage disclosures in job listings
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 10, 2024
Effective Oct. 1, Maryland will join five other states and the District of Columbia in requiring employers to disclose salary or wage ranges upfront in job listings.
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...
Esther Kamara-Conteh’s life has taken her from Sierra Leone in West Africa to New York and beyond.
Walmart to shut down virtual care platform and health centers, as profits sputter
By
Adam Healy
May 03, 2024
Walmart disclosed it will pull the plug on its health and virtual care delivery products as a result of high operational costs.
Meet Mark Baiada, 2024 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards ‘Inspiration’ honoree
By
Jessica R. Towhey
May 03, 2024
What does it feel like to give away $20 million? Mark Baiada, founder and chairman of the Board at BAYADA Home Health Care, knows because that’s what he did six years ago.