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Insights in Seniors Housing & Care

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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. 

Ideas and Discussion  |  Market Trends  |  NIC Fall Conference  |  NIC conference  |  healthcare

Delivering Value to Senior Living Residents Through Healthcare Collaboration

By: NIC  |  February 02, 2023

Older adults choosing where they live is becoming increasingly dependent on how they want to live. Baby Boomers are determined to live with a sense of greater purpose—connected to their personal interests and those of the community around them. As part of that greater purpose, this generation is prioritizing their health and well-being. Senior housing has a significant role to play now, and in the future, to help deliver the value that residents demand.

COVID-19  |  Ideas and Discussion  |  Senior Housing  |  Skilled Nursing  |  healthcare

Reducing Loneliness and Isolation Among Older Adults

By: Caroline Clapp  |  December 20, 2022

Loneliness and isolation were health concerns for older adults before the pandemic and have become more so in the aftermath of the worst of the pandemic period partly due to restrictions and protocols that were put in place within seniors housing communities and health care facilities. A search for publications that mentioned “loneliness” or “isolation” and “older adult(s)” or “older people” produced a result of roughly 19,000 publications in 2013. This number climbed to more than 25,000 in 2019 and spiked to more than 40,000 and 45,000 publications in 2020 and 2021, respectively. While down to roughly 32,000 thus far in 2022 (as of December 15), the level of interest and concern remains elevated.  

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