A slight majority of communities reported no deaths related to Covid-19 in 2020. That’s according to a new study released Thursday by NORC at the University of Chicago, which reveals the extent to which Covid-19 impacted senior care settings across different levels of care. Notably, two-thirds of independent living communities studied reported no deaths from […]
Category: Covid-19
When the pandemic hit last year and communities across the country closed their doors to the outside world, one common practice went by the wayside: multi-site staffing. In the pre-Covid days, it was common for senior living workers to move from one community to another, either within the same company or for different companies, sometimes […]
Federal health officials are recommending a halt in administering the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine as they review a small number of reported cases of a rare and severe type of blood clot. A prolonged pause on the vaccine could affect vaccination efforts in senior living communities, but it’s not clear by how much or […]
Covid-19 exacerbated an already tough hiring environment for senior living providers over the past year. Now, as the industry nears a post-pandemic environment, it is uncertain if providers will be able to recruit available workers — a challenge that may become harder if hospitality and other industries hard hit by Covid-19 experience quick rebounds. While […]
There is a growing mental health crisis facing frontline health care workers, including those in senior living. That’s reflected in a new survey conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Washington Post. One out of every six respondents reported contracting Covid-19, with nursing homes and assisted living facilities the most frequent settings for positive […]
Demand in the senior housing industry has withstood the pressures of Covid-19, and if current trends are any indication, the U.S. economy is ready to heat up, according to Debra Cafaro, chairman and CEO of Ventas (NYSE: VTR). “I think we are poised for a breakout to the upside in the economy,” Cafaro said Tuesday […]
Welltower (NYSE: WELL) has seen three consecutive weeks of occupancy gains in its U.S. and U.K. senior housing operating (SHO) portfolios, and is expecting to achieve the top end of its guidance range for Q1 2021 normalized funds from operations (FFO). The news reflects positive momentum for a large swath of senior living communities, given […]
With senior living occupancy lower than he’s ever seen it due to Covid-19, National Health Investors (NYSE: NHI) President and CEO Eric Mendelsohn has had to become a more empathetic leader — while still safeguarding NHI’s business and securing its future But Mendelsohn is feeling more optimistic than he was during the last earnings call […]
“If we could have gotten out of December, we would have been largely unscathed.” Those are the words of The Springs Living Founder and CEO Fee Stubblefield, and they reflect what he said was the roughest month for the provider in the nearly 14-month fight against the coronavirus pandemic. December was the peak of the […]
Sunrise Senior Living is making the Covid-19 vaccine mandatory for its employees. The McLean, Virginia-based senior living provider announced Tuesday that its employees have until July 31 to get fully vaccinated. Sunrise operates 270 senior living properties, making it one of the largest providers to make the Covid-19 vaccine a requirement for employment. The effort […]
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