Green building and design continues to gain popularity in senior living, says a Houston Chronicle article highlighting two Houston-area communities that have applied eco-friendly measures in their day-to-day operations. Residents at assisted living community Brazos Towers at Bayou Manor are conscious about energy consumption and what they put in the trash. The community provides containers for residents to recycle […]
New York City seniors are accessing home- and community-based services to age in place in a “clustered care” model operated by the Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY) through a collaboration of home health aides, social workers, and building managers. The services are being provided to the city’s booming senior population through the VNSNY’s […]
The retirement security of one of America’s largest populations could cause a ripple effect into the broader economy, according to a U.S. News article. With the baby boom generation approaching old age in record numbers, the nation is facing a “looming catastrophe” unless people begin changing their ways—and changing them soon, says the article. Nearly 4 in […]
A Florida Senate panel advanced a bill on Monday that relaxes state laws to allow more nursing homes to be built within large senior living communities, called by detractors “special treatment” for the Villages, one of the nation’s largest retirement communities, reports the Miami Herald. SB1482, sponsored by Senator Alan Hays (R-Fla.), passed on a 6-3 […]
While allowing companion services can help senior living providers to retain residents and enable them to age in place, a lack of industry regulation for personal aides can create a liability “gray area” in crisis situations. In some senior living communities, residents employ their own personal care aides who may perform duties similar to a […]
National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE: NHI) announced today that it will acquire a total of 254 skilled nursing beds in two Texas facilities for $26.3 million. The facilities, each less than two years old, are located in Canton and Corinth, Texas. “These two newly-constructed, strong-performing assets are a great fit for NHI’s diversified portfolio,” said […]
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Construction: Planned Chicago Mayor Proposes $19 Million Low-Income Senior Housing Development Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel introduced financial measures to City Council that would support the development of a 72-unit affordable senior apartment building in the city’s west side neighborhood of Humboldt Park. The $19.4 million complex would be located at the southeast corner of North Avenue and […]
The Scooter Store announced Tuesday that it will move to “transform its business model” through the sale of substantially all of its assets under section 363 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. As part of these efforts, the company has entered into a voluntary chapter 11 case in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the […]
Demand for senior care services is set to skyrocket at the same time high turnover rates and low wages are worsening the shortage of nursing aides, according to an article from the Wall Street Journal. With the number of Americans aged 65 and older projected to reach 73 million in 2030, the demand for nursing aides […]
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