Affordability is the missing piece of senior living recovery: experts
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 26, 2024
The state of the senior living sector is strong, having “weathered the black swan event of COVID,” but the real need lies in addressing the gap in affordable senior housing, according to one expert.
Navigating turbulent waters: Shoring up against financial distress and M&A
By
Raoul Nowitz
Jul 25, 2024
The challenges facing senior living will translate into an increase in mergers and acquisitions.
New legislation aims to bolster federal senior living resident advocacy program
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 25, 2024
Two US senators on Tuesday introduced a bill to improve the long-term care ombudsman program to strengthen resident advocacy. The move comes as a growing number of senior living and nursing home residents...
Long-term care pharmacies launch campaign to protect access for residents
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 25, 2024
A coalition representing the nation’s long-term care pharmacies is launching a new campaign to raise awareness of the “potentially devastating” consequences of new drug pricing policies on the industry...
Proposed long-term care oversight package brings mixed bag for assisted living
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 24, 2024
Legislation aiming to improve quality and oversight of senior living communities and nursing homes in Massachusetts being seen as a mixed bag by one assisted living association.
Assisted living policy needs a reset to benefit residents, long-term care system
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 24, 2024
Long-term care policy needs a reset, particularly in assisted living, according to one expert from a consumer advocacy group.
State budget has ‘positive steps’ but does not do enough for providers, residents, groups say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 22, 2024
Senior living industry advocates in Pennsylvania say they are encouraged by steps to support older adults evident in the recently passed state budget, but they say much more needs to be done to support...
5 ways boards can drive organizational excellence in aging services
By
Jennifer Schwalm
Mark Ross
Jul 22, 2024
There are five ways boards can drive organizational excellence with informed decisions while enhancing their organizations’ long-term financial sustainability and ensuring that they are well-positioned...
Meet Myra Punla, 2024 Veteran VIP honoree
By
Adam Healy
Jul 22, 2024
Myra Punla, director of nursing at HumanGood Piedmont Gardens in Oakland, CA, is a Veteran VIP honoree in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
Commercial insurance market in ‘state of flux’ for senior housing and care
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 22, 2024
The commercial insurance market for long-term care operators “is in a state of flux, influenced by both lingering effects of the pandemic and broader economic factors,” Janice Loper, vice president...