$1 billion class action settlement will trigger transition of 2,400 nursing home residents to other settings
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 19, 2024
The $1 billion settlement of a class action lawsuit has the potential to see 2,400 Massachusetts nursing home residents move into other residential and community settings in the next decade.
Leaders debate what to change, retain in senior living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 01, 2024
PHOENIX—If there was one good thing to come out of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was “everyone opening the kimono,” being raw and asking for help, according to a panel of C-suite senior living experts...
Healthcare integration is a way for senior living communities to differentiate themselves, experts say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 18, 2023
The social aspects of senior living remain one of the industry’s main selling points, but a focus on clinical care and helping residents age in place longer is emerging, and it can be a differentiator...
Purpose-driven younger workforce pushing employers to advocate for change
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 03, 2022
Prioritizing work / life balance, learning and development, and sustained workplace changes will be critical for employers looking to attract and retain employees from Generation Z and the millennial generation,...
Mortality, hospice use rates differ in assisted living communities depending on whether memory care is...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 04, 2024
Assisted living communities that provide memory care services may attract residents closer to the end of life or promote hospice use at the end of life compared with assisted living communities without...
Increase in antipsychotic prescribing for residents with dementia raises concerns
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 09, 2024
The persistence of a pandemic-associated increase in antipsychotic, antidepressant and anticonvulsant medication use in assisted living residents — and a greater increase in antipsychotic use in dementia...
Artificial intelligence ‘amplifying’ effect of scams against older adults
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 17, 2023
Last year, older Americans reported losing more than $1.6 billion to fraud. And increasingly, scammers are using artificial intelligence to make their schemes more effective.
Pandemic highlights senior living’s ‘integral’ role in reducing social isolation: ASHA issue brief
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 25, 2022
The social opportunities ingrained within senior living settings uniquely position communities to reduce isolation and promote connection among older adults, according to a new report.
Intergenerational programming benefits both senior living residents, younger participants
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 25, 2023
Intergenerational programming is continuing to find a home in senior living communities as it reveals benefits to residents.
Gen X moves to forefront of influence as employees, adult children of prospects, residents
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 07, 2024
Move over, forgotten middle. There’s another forgotten group, a generation asserting its influence over all aspects of society, including senior living, according to the Mather Institute.