Expand affordable senior housing to help older adults age in place, 40 senators say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 13, 2022
Expanding affordable senior housing and the programs that support it is the impetus behind a letter from 40 U.S. senators.
Sunrise’s revised management agreement sign of things to come: Ventas
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 09, 2022
Ventas’ revised management agreement with Sunrise Senior Living is a sign of things to come for other operators in the real estate investment trust’s portfolio, Ventas Executive Vice President of Senior...
‘Magic tables’ provide stimulation for memory care residents
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 06, 2022
Table top gaming consoles — so-called magic tables — are taking off in memory care communities, providing an easy way to stimulate the brains of those with memory impairing diseases.
Senior living operator returns to cooperative development for older adults
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 21, 2022
After developing the nation’s first senior living cooperative community in 1977, a Minnesota-based senior living operator is diving back into that side of the business with a new option for active older...
Ventas riding senior housing recovery with occupancy, revenue growth
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 22, 2022
The senior living industry pandemic recovery is underway with accelerating demand, strong rate increases and rapidly improving clinical conditions, with expectations for occupancy and revenue growth going...
Senior living resident-led program removes barriers to U.S. citizenship for workers
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 11, 2022
When Rita Siebenaler found out that $725 was all that was standing between immigrant staff members at her life plan community and U.S. citizenship, she decided to do something about it.
Help senior living residents avoid scams, fraud with these resources
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 02, 2022
Scams involving alleged romance, lottery or prize sweepstakes, business imposters and tech support are among the top types of ways that older adults’ retirement savings are stolen, according to the Consumer...
Pressures mount for staffing agencies accused of price gouging long-term care operators
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 31, 2022
While senior living and other long-term care leaders are being joined by other healthcare groups, and even members of Congress, to call for federal action against price-gouging by temporary staffing agencies,...
Housing initiative for Afghan refugees results in spread of ‘contagious compassion’
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 13, 2021
An Oklahoma single-site life plan community has joined the effort to help Afghan refugees start new lives in the United States.
Intergenerational mentorship program aims to promote social connection, reduce loneliness
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 23, 2021
A virtual mentorship program connecting independent living residents and teens helped counteract loneliness in the midst of the pandemic, according to a University of California, San Diego, study.