Report says ‘aspirational vision’ for assisted living unattainable without additional resources
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 24, 2024
A post-pandemic analysis of New Jersey’s long-term care industry, including assisted living, created an “aspirational vision” of what the industry could be, but the state’s failure to provide resources...
DOJ: People with serious mental illness unnecessarily segregated in assisted living communities
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 16, 2024
Nebraska is “unnecessarily” segregating people who have serious mental illness in assisted living communities and day programs, violating federal disability laws, according to the Justice Department.
Omega Healthcare Investors sees positive momentum with agency labor use down, occupancy up
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 06, 2024
Omega Healthcare Investors sees positive momentum in its core portfolio of senior living communities and skilled nursing facilities as agency labor use declines and occupancy continues its steady improvement,...
Brookdale’s staffing algorithm under fire for alleged chronic understaffing of communities
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 02, 2024
One national senior living company’s staffing algorithm drew repeated complaints from building managers for failing to capture the nuances of caring for older adults, leading to residents going without...
Convicted senior living killer murdered in Texas prison
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 20, 2023
Convicted killer Billy Chemirmir, sentenced for two murders and suspected in the deaths of more than 24 older adults in Texas, most of whom were women who lived in senior living communities, was murdered...
Urgent need exists for significant federal investment in preserving affordable housing: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 02, 2020
A new report highlights the role the federal government plays in building and preserving affordable rental homes in a time when millions of Americans — including seniors — are facing housing instability...
People in the news, Nov. 24
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Lois A. Bowers
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 24, 2020
Appointments and honors at Acts Retirement-Life Communities, New Senior Investment Group, Phoebe Pharmacy, Presbyterian Home of Maryland and The SCAN Foundation.
Report puts senior living on hot seat for requesting immunity from COVID-19 lawsuits
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 12, 2020
Senior living and care providers found themselves on the hot seat with the release of a new report from a national consumer advocacy organization that has the support of a U.S. senator and takes several...
People in the news, May 12
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 12, 2020
Appointments at Brookdale Senior Living, HJ Sims, Hoefer Wysocki, MDI, ORIX Real Estate Capital, ServiceMaster DSI, Solstice Senior Living and Watercrest Senior Living Group.
Assisted living provides value, satisfaction in long-term care continuum, industry advocates say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 26, 2024
The assisted living industry is fighting back against growing scrutiny over staffing challenges and what consumer groups and the lay media say is a cost structure that prices many older adults out of services...