COVID-19 | Senior Housing | Skilled Nursing | Workforce
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.
COVID-19 | Executive Survey Insights | Market Trends | Senior Housing | Skilled Nursing
By: Lana Peck | August 06, 2020
A NIC report developed to provide timely insights from owners and C-suite operators and executives on the pulse of seniors housing and skilled nursing sectors
Market Trends | NIC MAP Vision | Skilled Nursing
By: Bill Kauffman | July 30, 2020
In a continuation of NIC’s commitment to release data and insights on a monthly basis in response to rapid market changes, NIC released monthly data today from the NIC Skilled Nursing Data Initiative. This release incorporates key takeaways of market trends through May 2020.
Economic Trends | Ideas and Discussion | NIC Leadership Huddle | Senior Housing | Skilled Nursing
By: NIC | July 14, 2020
Amid a pandemic of historic proportions, skilled nursing properties have borne some of the greatest challenges as they fight to care for the most vulnerable Americans, many of whom are frail and have multiple chronic healthcare conditions that require monitoring and medical attention. The skilled nursing industry responded quickly and aggressively by, acquiring sufficient personal protective equipment (PPE) implementing strict protocols related to sanitation, visitation and move-ins, implementing accurate and timely testing of staff and residents, and by employing new technologies, such as telehealth, to help provide care. In the latest of NIC’s popular “Leadership Huddle” webinar series, held Thursday, July 9th, skilled nursing operators discussed how the sector has changed, and where skilled nursing properties stand as much of the country has re-opened.
