CMS adjusts HCBS final rule implementation, but industry seeks more time
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 26, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced some adjustments regarding the implementation of its home- and community-based services final rule this week, but senior living industry association...
Testimony: OSHA must take introspective look to ensure worker safety in future health crises
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 26, 2022
The federal agency charged with protecting workplace safety needs to take a hard look at itself to more effectively ensure worker safety and health during a future crisis, according to testimony during...
Older adults reframe ageist stereotypes through TikTok
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 25, 2022
In a first-of-its-kind study exploring older adults’ use of TikTok to engage in “discourses on aging,” researchers highlight the platform’s potential to transform ageist stereotypes.
Employer-led prayer services leads to religious discrimination suit against senior living provider
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 25, 2022
A senior living provider is being sued by a former employee who says he was fired for speaking out against Christian meeting prayers and asking for accommodation for his Jewish faith.
Sonida Senior Living makes first acquisition in 5 years amid ‘a lot of good news’
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 24, 2022
Sonida Senior Living made its first acquisition in almost five years in the first quarter, when the company also experienced “a lot of good news” regarding occupancy and revenue growth, executives...
People in the news, May 24
By
Amy Novotney
May 24, 2022
Appointments, promotions, awards and other news at American Healthcare REIT, American House Senior Living Communities, Atlantic Shores Retirement Community, Cambridge Realty Capital, CarePredict, Erickson...
2022 McKnight’s Tech Awards open for nominations
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 23, 2022
Get those entries ready. The 2022 McKnight’s Tech Awards + Summit is now open for nominations and registrations!
Occupancy in CCRCs taking longer to bounce back: Ziegler
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 20, 2022
Although continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs, also known as life plan communities) did a better job of maintaining occupancy before and during the pandemic, other areas of senior housing are...
Establishing expectations, policies key to avoiding lawsuits in senior living
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 19, 2022
Setting realistic expectations with residents and families, establishing policies and procedures, and training staff members can help senior living providers lessen the chance of being sued, legal experts...
Memory care design options could serve as national model: Andrew Carle
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 19, 2022
After 25 years of designing memory care communities, Andrew Carle saw a chance to challenge old ways and take his design options to a new level he hopes will become a national model of care.