Senior living providers, associations step up to help their own in wake of natural disasters
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 16, 2024
National and state provider associations and individual senior living operators are stepping up to help communities affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton, which hit the Southeast United States within...
Private equity in senior living an increasing focus of federal, state government
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Lois A. Bowers
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 07, 2024
Legislative and regulatory efforts threaten needed investment, industry advocates say.
Hiring and retaining workers, improving staff quality top challenges in senior living, clinical leaders...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 07, 2024
Sixty-five percent of clinical leaders participating in a new survey cited hiring and retaining staff members as their top challenge, followed by improving staff quality (57%).
Bipartisan bill would ease long-term care workforce shortage, advocates say, but ‘there’s more to...
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 04, 2024
Legislation introduced last week by Reps. James Comer (R-KY) and Morgan McGarvey (D-NY) aims to boost the nation’s shortage of nurses, nurse aides and other healthcare professionals.
Brookdale, Welltower retain top spots on ASHA 50 lists of biggest senior living operators, owners for...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 02, 2024
Brookdale Senior Living and Welltower have maintained their spots at the top of the American Seniors Housing Association’s lists of the 50 largest senior living operators and owners, respectively,...
Business briefs, Oct. 2
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 02, 2024
Wound-related insurance claims increasing in senior living … Brookdale, Welltower retain top spots on ASHA 50 … Welltower reports Sagora portfolio conversion, sales to Brookdale … Brookdale to acquire...
Competing on price — and quality
By
John O'Connor
Sep 19, 2024
There’s a productive way for providers to shift the conversation to get older adults to consider senior living.
Senior living less expensive than living at home for those who receive home healthcare
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 18, 2024
The cost of living in a home in the greater community can easily exceed the cost of living in a senior living community for older adults using even a modest level of home healthcare, according to a new...
‘Alarming’ legal opinion could be ‘detrimental’ to senior living project financing, leaders say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 16, 2024
An “alarming” legal opinion affecting a federal loan program popular with senior living and care organizations could have a “detrimental” effect on maintaining senior living communities and other...
New bill targeting private equity, REIT transparency muddies waters for assisted living
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 29, 2024
An updated version of a bill targeting transparency for private equity firms has removed assisted living from the mix of covered entities, but a tax code definition covering real estate investment trusts...