From Around the Web (April 28, 2026 Edition)
Senior Living & Housing (including Hospitality)
- Senior living operators eke out partnerships + projects to grow amid development slowdown — Senior Housing News
- Ventas announces Q1 acquisitions totaling 44 communities ($1.7B) — Senior Housing News
- Inspirit Living president: “We’re positioned to become” a super-regional operator — Senior Housing News
- Average senior living occupancy nears 90% as low development signals scarcity ahead — Senior Housing News
- Retirement confidence slips in 2026 — a warning signal for senior living operators — Senior Housing News
- Architecture firms anticipate a senior living development surge in 2026–2027 — Senior Housing News
- Senior living occupancy hits record high as cautious lenders stall construction — McKnight’s Senior Living
- Business briefs (April 27): the fast scan — McKnight’s Senior Living
Healthcare Continuum (SNF / Nursing Homes / Hospice / PACE / VBC)
- BREAKING: NHI agrees to $560M sale of 35-facility nursing home portfolio to NHC — Skilled Nursing News
- Bipartisan bill to strengthen Medicare Advantage oversight (SNF care “without delay, without denial”) — Skilled Nursing News
- REITs gain quiet control over nursing homes as oversight lags (KFF analysis) — Skilled Nursing News
- On-site “dialysis dens” boost care continuity (VBC + hospital partnership upside) — Skilled Nursing News
- Lawmakers introduce bipartisan bill to reform Medicare Advantage — Home Health Care News
- Fraud migrating from hospice to home health, witness warns Congress — Home Health Care News
- Hospice fraud trends highlight risk for at-home care providers as enforcement net expands — Home Health Care News
- Hospice fraud a “terrifying” beneficiary protection issue — Hospice News
- Hospice advocates urge continued federal action to fight fraud — Hospice News
- Anti-fraud task force suspends 447 hospices (and 23 home health agencies) — Hospice News
Wellness, Longevity & Lifestyle (including Longevity Economy & Lifespan)
- Women’s health to hit $600B in shift to lifelong care — Global Wellness Summit
- Longevity market to hit $67B by 2035 due to rising aging concerns — Global Wellness Summit
- Neurowellness: one of the biggest wellness trends of 2026 — Global Wellness Summit
- Global Wellness News (Apr 23): prevention spend rising + “hair care is the new longevity play” — Global Wellness Summit
- Retirement planning in a rapidly changing global economy — World Economic Forum
- March jobs report has bad news for workers over 50 — AARP
- How a federal program supports older jobseekers (SCSEP) — AARP
Policy, Workforce & Leadership
- MLN Connects Newsletter (April 23, 2026) — CMS
- CMS issues updated 2026 spousal impoverishment standards — McKnight’s Senior Living
- Proposed workforce bills could impose mandatory arbitration + federal program requirements — McKnight’s Senior Living
- A national “universal direct care workforce” initiative could stabilize staffing, PHI says — McKnight’s Senior Living
- Older adults are in the workforce in record numbers (top states) — McKnight’s Senior Living
- Healthcare ranks low for workplace AI preparedness (rankings) — McKnight’s Senior Living
- House launches investigation into hospice fraud in Southern California — LeadingAge