‘It’s all about a vaccine,’ says top senior care economist Mace
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 06, 2020
As soon as some stability can be achieved battling the coronavirus, the senior care and housing industry will still be a good bet for investors, said the top economist for the National Investment Center...
Also in the News for Tuesday, Oct. 6
Oct 06, 2020
Welltower appoints new CEO, announces sale of three portfolios … Wisconsin investigating at least 145 nursing homes for COVID-19 cases … Supreme Court refuses to hear Hollywood Hills nursing home’s...
McKnight’s 40 for 40: Arnold Whitman
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 05, 2020
Arnold Whitman is a towering figure, both figuratively and literally, in the world of skilled nursing and senior living investing. The founder, president and CEO of Formation Capital has become as well-known...
A lesson in long-term care management
By
John O'Connor
Oct 05, 2020
If you are an administrator who is about to take a job, you do have some leverage. And you might want to do what a certain incredibly successful football coach did.
NIC kicks off big fall virtual conference season Tuesday
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 02, 2020
The first of many major long-term and senior care-related online conferences in the coming months opens Tuesday when the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing and Care kicks off annual fall...
October Business Briefs
Oct 01, 2020
CareTrust REIT Inc. acquired two Montana skilled nursing facilities in an off-market transaction, the company announced in early September.
Evidence grows for benefits of digital contact tracing
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 01, 2020
A digital contact tracing simulation reduced long-term care COVID-19 cases by 52% more than when using screening and other manual control efforts.
Fishing cart hooks global honor
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 01, 2020
A senior community’s creative approach to a fishing trip received acclaim on an international level.
Could smaller be better when it comes to weathering pandemic? Some long-term care companies say yes
By
Liza Berger
Oct 01, 2020
Sometimes there is an advantage to being a smaller operator. In the case of Cascadia Healthcare, which has 22 largely skilled nursing communities in five Western states, its size has allowed it to act...
One person with COVID infects 4 to 5 others, double WHO estimates, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 01, 2020
Each person who contracted the coronavirus early in the pandemic likely transmitted it to four or five others, according to a new analysis.