Would industry-initiated national standards hasten or delay the federal regulation of senior living? Would they encourage or prevent lawsuits against operators? Major associations representing senior living providers disagree on the answers to those questions, and the questions aren’t just theoretical.
As 2020 begins, the senior living industry is preparing for the changing needs and wants of current and future residents as workforce and occupancy issues continue to challenge operators, according to leaders of several organizations serving providers, who shared their thoughts with McKnight’s Senior Living.
Here’s a look at some of the news that occupied many minds in senior living over the past year.
Appointments, promotions and awards at American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living, Belmont Village Senior Living, Brightview Senior Living, Cadence Living, Ecumen, Hammes, Hireology, Integral Senior Living, Juniper Communities, LeadingAge, MBK Senior Living, Oakmont Senior Living, OnShift, Remedi SeniorCare, Ventas, Watermark Retirement Communities.
The American College of Health Care Administrators is discontinuing the exams for the certified assisted living administrator (CALA) and certified nursing home administrator (CNHA) credentials, the organization announced Tuesday.
Almost 400 assisted living communities were acknowledged Monday by the National Center for Assisted Living for meeting at least one goal of the organization’s Quality Initiative.
AARP and a dozen mostly pro-consumer organizations have expressed support for legislation that prevents senior living organizations from using pre-dispute arbitration agreements.
The American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living, American Seniors Housing Association, Argentum and LeadingAge are among the 50 organizations signing onto two letters urging senators and congresspeople to make permanent the 7.5% threshold for the medical expense tax deduction before the end of 2019.
Despite improvements, numerous areas of senior housing still demand innovation. How will regulation help — or hurt — innovations in those areas?
A new campaign by AARP and Getty Images certainly fits nicely with LeadingAge’s important vision to “permanently change the image of aging in our society,” but it was another organization that came to my mind when I heard about this new effort.
