Report identifies where assisted living rents are changing the most
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 19, 2024
The assisted living sector touts itself as the most cost-effective option to provide quality-of-life care and services for the nation’s older adults. But that value comes at a cost, according to a new...
Improving ‘state of dementia care’ will require collaboration
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 19, 2024
It’s no secret that the largest population of older adults is about to come knocking on senior living’s door. What worries dementia care expert Teepa Snow is how unprepared operators may be to handle...
Partnership leads to scholarship opportunity at Granger Cobb Institute for Senior Living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 19, 2024
The LCS Foundation has announced a partnership with the Granger Cobb Institute for Senior Living to provide an annual scholarship to add more professionals to the senior living industry.
More news for Friday, Jan. 19
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 19, 2024
CMS announces new model to advance behavioral health integration … 5 senior housing trends shaping growth for next decade … Senior housing capital market outlook remains status quo … HDG-managed...
In DEIB initiatives, senior living must shift focus to fostering inclusive environments, survey finds
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 18, 2024
A significant number of senior living companies have implemented diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging programs in the past year, indicating that more owners and operators are “leaning in” to...
For success with wellness technology, focus on resident, staff needs: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 18, 2024
A senior living community’s approach to finding the best wellness technology should begin with an examination of the needs of its residents and staff members, according to a new report developed with...
Operators hit with fees for ‘misuse’ of 911 for nonemergency calls
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 18, 2024
A relatively new ordinance in one Michigan city is getting pushback from some senior living communities that are being charged for nonemergency 911 calls. The ordinance, they say, does not distinguish...
More news for Thursday, Jan. 18
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 18, 2024
Improved communication on adult immunization necessary in disinformation environment, doctors say … LeadingAge Florida expands across Gulf Coast, creates LeadingAge Southeast regional association …...
US Senate launches investigation of assisted living after lay media reports about safety, staffing, pricing
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 17, 2024
The US Senate Special Committee on Aging is launching a review of the assisted living industry following recent articles in the Washington Post, which reported on the deaths of residents who wandered from...
Solo agers present growing senior living demographic target
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 17, 2024
An increase in the number of solo agers — older adults living alone — can provide an opportunity for senior living providers looking to attract yet another demographic.