Image Credit: DepositPhotos. By now you’ve probably heard that older adults are often taking “too many” medications. You also hopefully know that older people are often prescribed medications that may be harmful, or no longer necessary. The CDC has estimated that adverse drug events send older adults to the emergency room 600,000 times per year. … Read more
Starting January 1, 2025, two new policies will be implemented to improve enrollment in California’s Medicare Savings Programs, making Medicare more affordable by providing assistance with out-of-pocket costs such as premiums, co-pays, co-insurance, and deductibles for low-income individuals. Medicare Part A Buy-In: Effective January 1, 2025, California will convert from a group payer state to … Read more
“Oh the Wells Fargo Wagon is a coming down the streetOh please let it be for me” The Wells Fargo Wagon from the Music Man by Meredith Willson Everybody loves Christmas, holidays and birthdays when those presents arrive from relatives and friends. Boxes filled with unknown surprises and goodies no one can predict, but is … Read more
This article is sponsored by SBA Connect. It is based on a discussion with Josh King, VP of Information Technology at Lutheran Senior Services, and Ty Harris, Principal Business Development Director of Connectivity Solutions at SBA Communications. This discussion took place on November 20th, 2024, at the SHN BUILD conference. Senior Housing News (SHN): I’m … Read more
Phoenix Senior Living CEO Jesse Marinko believes that the senior living industry will have multiple years of opportunities in front of it starting in 2025. But it all hinges on “blocking and tackling.” Phoenix has been busy in the year leading up to that opportunity. The operator completed three acquisitions and expanded its active adult … Read more
Career development and more targeted benefits are among the top ways that senior living operators are seeking to better support employees ahead of 2025. Operators today contend with a range of workforce challenges, including the lack of licensed nursing staff and contend with the steep responsibilities associated with providing care to today’s senior living residents. … Read more
Fight Aging! publishes news and commentary relevant to the goal of ending all age-related disease, to be achieved by bringing the mechanisms of aging under the control of modern medicine. This weekly newsletter is sent to thousands of interested subscribers. To subscribe or unsubscribe from the newsletter, please visit: https://www.fightaging.org/newsletter/ Longevity Industry Consulting … Read more
Senior living operators are shifting their technology budgets going into the new year to keep up with the times. Among the top areas of investment for operators going into 2025 are AI, electronic health records (EHRs), and finding ways and programming to leverage data to further streamline operations. Some senior living operators are going all … Read more
Image Credit: BigStock. A few years ago, while I was at a family celebration, several people mentioned memory concerns to me. Some were older adults concerned about the memory of their spouses. Some were adult children concerned about the short-term memory of their parents. And a few were older adults who have noticed some slowing down … Read more
This article is part of your SHN+ subscription Earlier this week, LTC Properties (NYSE: LTC) announced longtime CEO Wendy Simpson is transitioning to a board leadership role, with two other leaders set to take the reins as co-CEOs. In the announcement, the West Lake Village, California-based real estate investment trust (REIT) said the appointment of … Read more