Study raises ‘huge red flag’ about assisted living residents’ activeness
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 16, 2022
Some of the benefits of assisted living actually may lead some older adults to be more sedentary, increasing the probability of physical, cognitive and emotional decline, according to the results of new...
Residents form support groups to change mental health conversation
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 15, 2022
A Florida continuing care retirement community has formed resident support groups to help residents develop social connections and friendships in the wake of pandemic isolation.
‘Vague’ new wrongful death statute could drive up cost of business, provider groups say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 07, 2022
A bill extending the statute of limitations for filing wrongful death claims and expanding those who can recover damages was passed by the New York legislature and is awaiting Gov. Kathy Hochul’s (D)...
Pandemic elevates wellness on senior living’s priority list
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 03, 2022
As the senior living industry begins to adapt to a world changed by the COVID-19 pandemic, wellness has become an elevated priority for the future.
Listening can help reduce compassion fatigue in service industry: speaker
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 02, 2022
During a Wednesday LeadingAge membership call, Gregg Levoy, an author and speaker about mental health, acknowledged that long-term care providers are facing a workforce crisis of epic proportions, with...
Sun sets on controversial SUNSET rule threatening health regulation invalidation
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 31, 2022
A controversial rule that threatened to invalidate thousands of existing health regulations, including protections for residents of senior living communities and other older adults, officially was withdrawn...
Memory care, falls prevention studies secure nearly $35 million in grant funding
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 31, 2022
Researchers have secured close to a total of $35 million across multiple U.S. studies to identify falls prevention strategies and risk factors for cognitive decline, as well as expand a dementia-specific...
Improving awareness, access to aging services keys to helping older adults ‘Age My Way’
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 27, 2022
Breaking the barriers to awareness of existing aging services and access to that care is the only way to help older adults seeking to “Age My Way,” according to a panel of experts speaking Thursday...
New program rewards operators’ green building efforts with ‘significant’ insurance premium discounts
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 23, 2022
Assisted living communities that meet green building certifications and achieve “meaningful, measurable” energy and water efficiency improvements could be eligible for “significant” insurance premium...
New long-term care administration graduate degree program launches in Texas
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 23, 2022
Texas State University says it will offer the state’s first graduate degree in long-term care administration to address a “pressing demand” in the state’s economy.