AgeTech | Senior Housing | healthcare | medicare
By: NIC | April 25, 2024
What do Amazon, Kroger, Walmart, and Best Buy have in common besides being big retailers? The somewhat surprising answer is that they are all jumping into the healthcare business joining other retailers such as Walgreens and CVS that have a more obvious connection to the space.
Ideas and Discussion | NIC MAP Vision | Senior Housing | healthcare
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
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
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.
