Distrust of assisted living helps drive older adults’ desire to age in place
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 11, 2024
A distrust and fear of assisted living communities and other residential care facilities is among the top reasons given by people living with dementia and their family caregivers for choosing to age in...
No one silver bullet will help senior living operators solve occupancy challenges
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 11, 2024
When it comes to tackling occupancy challenges, it’s never one thing that will do it, according to Love & Company President and CEO Rob Love.
Assisted living beds in Wisconsin triple since 2000, stressing operators, infrastructure
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 11, 2024
Providing enough assisted living units to accommodate a rapidly aging population is just one of the challenges facing Wisconsin. Staffing for those units is another.
More news for Friday, Oct. 11
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 11, 2024
Deal to save NY CCRC in jeopardy after state action … Masonicare at Mystic achieves Purple Flag reaccreditation … SSA announces 2.5% COLA increase for 2025; AARP says “there is ore we must do”
Subsidizing assisted living is one way to increase long-term care options for middle-income ‘near duals,’...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 10, 2024
Approximately 6.5 million, or 12%, of US older adults, are at risk of continuing to face limited options for their long-term care needs due to their income, according to new research from NORC at the University...
Brookdale Senior Living marks 35th consecutive month of average occupancy growth
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 10, 2024
Brookdale Senior Living marked its 35th consecutive month of year-over-year average occupancy growth in September, the Brentwood, TN-based senior living community owner and operator reported Tuesday in...
More news for Thursday, Oct. 10
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 10, 2024
GAO: Clearly defined goals, progress measures could improve federal agency collaboration to meet older adults’ health, housing needs … EEOC sues operators for disability discrimination … Provider...
‘Barely’ recovered from Helene, senior living providers in Florida brace for Milton
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 09, 2024
Many senior living providers “barely” have recovered from the impact of Hurricane Helene, but Florida providers in the path of Hurricane Milton now are bracing for what the US National Hurricane Center...
Proposed guidelines threaten resident choice, assisted living community design, provider group says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 09, 2024
Proposed changes to guidelines regulating new construction and major renovations to assisted living communities and other residential care facilities could make it more difficult for providers to design...
Florida is latest state to require dementia training for law enforcement
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 09, 2024
Law enforcement and corrections officers in Florida now are required to undergo training on how to interact with people living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.