NIC Notes

Insights in Seniors Housing & Care

Ideas and Discussion  |  NIC MAP Vision  |  Senior Housing  |  healthcare

Would you Rather Solve Senior Housing or Health Care for Older Adults?

By: Dianne Munevar  |  November 28, 2023

Well, what if you didn't have to choose? For 40 years and counting, senior housing owners and operators have prepared for and responded to the housing needs of aging adults. This market, which includes assisted living and independent living as well as memory care and nursing homes, has seen immense growth. But two problems remain: affordability and integration with comprehensive health services. These issues will persist for future generations if we don’t start solving them today—to allow our grandparents, parents, and eventually ourselves to live in the settings we choose with the appropriate set of health care services we need to age with dignity.

Senior Housing  |  healthcare  |  medicare

Understanding Frailty in Senior Housing Using Medicare Claims Data

By: Ryan Brooks  |  September 05, 2023

In a discussion addressing gaps in care at the 2023 NIC Spring Conference, Dr. Bruce Leff, Director of The Center for Transformative Geriatric Research and Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University, addressed the importance of understanding the functional status of residents.

Market Trends  |  NIC Spring Conference  |  healthcare

Opportunities in Behavioral Health

By: NIC  |  May 22, 2023

Mental health is part of physical health. If that wasn’t always obvious, it became painfully apparent during the pandemic. Isolation and loneliness can trigger anxiety and depression.

Ideas and Discussion  |  NIC Spring Conference  |  NIC conference  |  healthcare  |  healthcare integration

Moving Healthcare Upstream: Opportunities for Senior Living

By: Sheryl Marcet  |  February 15, 2023

2023 NIC Spring Conference Preview  Nirav R. Shah, MD, MPH, a Senior Scholar at Stanford University’s School of Medicine and Chief Medical Officer of American Health Associates, is a leader in care innovation for older adults. Dr. Shah will share his expertise in health and healthcare as a keynote speaker at the 2023 NIC Spring Conference (March 1-3). Shah’s research focus areas include improving care for family caregivers, expanding the reach of PACE programs, and improving outcomes in nursing homes. Board-certified in Internal Medicine, Dr. Shah is a graduate of Harvard College and Yale School of Medicine, and is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine.

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