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COVID-19  |  Executive Survey Insights

Executive Survey Insights | Wave 11: August 17 to August 30, 2020

By: Lana Peck  |  September 03, 2020

NIC’s Executive Survey of operators in seniors housing and skilled nursing is designed to deliver transparency into market fundamentals in the seniors housing and care space at a time when market conditions are rapidly changing—providing both capital providers and capital seekers with data as to how COVID-19 is impacting the sector.

COVID-19  |  Senior Housing  |  Skilled Nursing  |  Workforce

Staff Mental Fatigue and Burnout: The Hidden Toll of COVID-19

By: Ryan Brooks  |  August 26, 2020

A recent study from North Carolina State University and Georgia Tech found that healthcare workers in the United States are struggling with significant mental-health challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, including depression, anxiety, and insomnia. While all healthcare workers are at risk, one key feature of caregivers in a seniors housing and care setting is that many of these caregivers have spent months, if not years, developing relationships with the residents they serve and their families. This means the emotional toll experienced by these staff may be that much more overwhelming.

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COVID-19 Testing Method Discussed in NIC Leadership Huddle Gains FDA Approval

By: NIC  |  August 20, 2020

Late last month, NIC’s Leadership Huddle webinar, “From Pro Sports to Senior Care: Innovations in Testing, Tech, and Protection,” offered a glimpse into the future of COVID-19 testing with a discussion of the saliva-based test under development at Yale University and funded by the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week issued an emergency use authorization approval allowing public use of the test.

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NIC Leadership Huddle | Coping with the Pandemic: Shifting from a Sprint to a Marathon

By: NIC  |  August 17, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, and still threatens older adults. Operators are implementing new protocols to keep residents safe, but the future is still very unclear, particularly regarding the duration of the pandemic. As a result, operators are shifting their approach from a sprint, dealing with immediate, life-threatening emergencies, to a marathon without a known finish line. In NIC’s tenth “Leadership Huddle” webinar, operators, joined by an executive coach, discussed how they are shifting to this new paradigm, and how this longer-term vision of the pandemic will impact psychology, overall costs, and the bottom line.

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