Long-term care pharmacies, not retail chains, will deliver most booster shots to nursing homes … NIH to study whether pausing meds in autoimmune disease will boost immune response to COVID shot … Breast...
Stabilized occupancy serves as positive momentum for industry
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 27, 2021
Increases in occupancy during the first half of 2021 point to improving market conditions across the seniors housing industry, new data from the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC)...
NIC conference returns in-person and online Nov. 1-3
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 26, 2021
The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC) plans to host its first in-person conference since the start of the pandemic when it convenes operators, lenders and investors in Houston.
Also in the News for Monday, Aug. 23
Aug 23, 2021
Pandemic ‘not over’ for SNFs with low vax rates: NIC … State won’t fix mistake with nursing home licensing system … Massachusetts nursing home forced to move 78 residents due to flooding …...
Pandemic persists in nursing homes with low vax rates; case counts rising, NIC analyst says
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 23, 2021
Half of the U.S. skilled nursing facilities with newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in early August had staff vaccination rates 12% below the national average, new data show. At the same time, overall per-resident...
Clinical briefs for Monday, Aug. 23
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 23, 2021
FDA pushing to fully approve Pfizer COVID vaccine this week … Accessible strength training nearly equals effect of drugs in lowering blood pressure, experts find … Need for yearly COVID shot may not...
Panel on non-invasive ventilation seeks to simplify ‘maze’ of regulation for device coverage
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 20, 2021
Recommendations aimed at expediting CMS coverage determinations for non-invasive ventilation devices could help ensure that LTCF residents and others get quick access to lifesaving treatments.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Aug. 17
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 17, 2021
NIH: A single skills-based class relieves lower back pain … Still no mandate, but Pennsylvania wants 80% of SNF workers vaccinated by October … Federal scientists develop faster COVID-19 test … APIC...
Agency staffing at all-time high, 100% of providers paying OT
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 16, 2021
Long-term care executives are all being forced to pay overtime wages, according to results of a new survey released by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.
SNF occupancy increases for fourth straight month: NIC report
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 13, 2021
Average occupancy for skilled nursing operators nationwide rose for a fourth straight month. Despite those strides, it still remains far from its pre-pandemic levels of 85.5%, according to the latest data...