New CDC profile shares demographics of assisted living residents
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 22, 2021
Bathing, walking and dressing are the most common activities of daily living that residents of assisted living or similar residential communities need help with, according to a new data brief from the...
Joint Commission awards first assisted living accreditation
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 20, 2021
A nonprofit continuing care retirement community in Chicago on Friday became the first senior living community to achieve The Joint Commission’s assisted living community accreditation.
Argentum calls for continued industry self-regulation as association ramps up advocacy efforts
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 14, 2021
PHOENIX—Argentum has spent the past 18 months elevating several priorities, with senior living industry advocacy rising to the top as a critical need during the pandemic amid changing federal and state...
15 percent of off-label antipsychotic use in assisted living may be inappropriate, but nursing home reduction...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 14, 2021
The rate of potentially inappropriate prescribing of drugs in assisted living is 15% for antipsychotics and 21% for antianxiety medications, according to the authors of a new study published in JAMDA,...
CDC updates assisted living guidance for face masks, testing, quarantine
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 14, 2021
Assisted living communities should follow the same infection prevention and control procedures as retirement and independent living communities in most cases, according to updated federal guidance related...
Increased regulation in assisted living affects resident hospitalizations: study
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 09, 2021
Increased regulation of certified nursing assistants in assisted living and memory care communities is associated with fewer hospital admissions for residents, but more specific regulations for licensed...
U.S. News launches ‘Best Senior Living’ program
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 07, 2021
U.S. News & World Report has launched a “Best Senior Living” initiative with the goal of releasing inaugural listings for consumers in the first quarter of 2022. The program will cover individual...
Assisted, independent living move-in rates reached record post-pandemic highs in June: NIC
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Amy Novotney
Sep 07, 2021
Move-ins outpaced move-outs in all three senior living segments — independent living, assisted living, and memory care — for four consecutive months from March through June of this year, showing continued...
Pandemic’s gravity keeps assisted living administrators up at night: study
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 02, 2021
Limited resources, perceived external pressure and the ongoing nature of the pandemic have many assisted living administrators managing, but not thriving, according to new research.
On-site clinics help increase vaccine uptake in assisted living; booster policy focuses on long-term...
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Alicia Lasek
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 01, 2021
Ensuring steady access to COVID-19 vaccines is crucial to maintaining high vaccination rates among assisted living residents and staff members during the pandemic, suggest the results of a newly published...