Laws shielding healthcare professionals seeking mental health services could lead to protections in senior...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 29, 2024
Although new laws in Georgia that create so-called safe-haven programs to protect healthcare professionals who seek mental health services are geared mainly toward physicians and nurses, backers say that...
‘Booming’ assisted living industry places increasing burden on long-term care ombudsman programs,...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 28, 2024
A “booming” assisted living industry is placing a burden on state long-term care ombudsman programs, which are stretching their resources to cover those extra units without any additional staffing...
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May 28, 2024
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Senior living market ripe for development, experts say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 24, 2024
The senior living landscape is ripe for development thanks to market fundamentals, extended construction timelines and growing occupancy, according to experts with the National Investment Center for Seniors...
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...
Active adult consumers want a sense of community but are open to senior living if the need arises
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 23, 2024
Although some older adults choose active adult communities over independent living or continuing care retirement / life plan communities, the active adult sector does not appear to be “poaching” large...
Resident dining contracts in senior living present complex web of offerings
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 23, 2024
Points versus a la carte. Formal versus informal. Resident dining contracts vary among providers and are a “very challenging part” of the overall service package for senior living providers, according...
CMS updates spousal impoverishment standards
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Lois A. Bowers
May 22, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Wednesday announced updated 2024 spousal impoverishment standards, which apply when married individuals seek coverage of certain long-term services and supports...
Potential rescheduling of marijuana could affect senior living providers, residents
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 22, 2024
A move by the federal government to reclassify marijuana as a schedule III drug could have implications for senior living residents.
Identifying highest-risk assisted living communities key to tackling next outbreak: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 22, 2024
The public health response to COVID-19 in assisted living communities in New York highlights the need to identify those communities at highest risk of infectious disease outbreaks to provide necessary...