Nation unprepared to meet needs of fast-growing older adult population: poll
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 07, 2024
The majority of respondents to a recent survey on changing attitudes in healthcare said they have little to no confidence that the nation is ready for the surging older adult population, and most say the...
‘Private equity abuse’ in long-term care is target of new federal bill
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 13, 2024
Two Democratic senators from Massachusetts have introduced a bill they say is meant to “root out corporate greed and private equity abuse” in nursing homes, assisted living communities, home health...
Assisted living model could be threatened by long-term care workforce proposal
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 30, 2024
A proposed federal bill includes substantial new funding for long-term care workforce development, but it potentially threatens the assisted living model by including the setting with more clinical ones,...
Residency should not determine access to emergency services, including lift assists, leaders say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 07, 2024
The senior living industry is pushing back against a Washington Post story about senior living providers’ use of 911 for lift assists, saying that where an older adult lives should not determine whether...
Leaders debate what to change, retain in senior living
By
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...
Senate leader promises coronavirus relief this week as U.S. cases, deaths increase and senior living...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 18, 2020
As coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) spreads in the U.S. and senior living companies face increasing challenges, the Senate on Tuesday did not vote on a relief bill passed by the House. Senate Majority...
Proposed budget’s cuts to Medicaid, affordable housing elicit concerns
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 23, 2017
“Drastic” and “devastating” are two of the words used by advocacy organizations representing seniors housing or care providers and those they serve to describe President Trump’s...
COVID, workforce, financial issues confront senior living providers as 2023 starts, leaders say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 03, 2023
Addressing the burnout plaguing existing employees while working to entice others to join the industry will be a focus of providers in 2023.
Brookdale’s staffing algorithm under fire for alleged chronic understaffing of communities
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 02, 2024
One national senior living company’s staffing algorithm drew repeated complaints from building managers for failing to capture the nuances of caring for older adults, leading to residents going without...
People in the news, Sept. 15
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 15, 2020
Appointments, promotions and honors at Argentum, Arrow Senior Living, Atlas Senior Living, Brookdale Senior Living, Claiborne Senior Living, the International Council on Active Aging, Lifespace Communities,...