Federal agencies should clarify that Medicare Advantage flexible benefit cards should not be considered income or assets when eligibility for federal assistance and benefits are calculated, 34 members...
It’s official: Clif Porter is now AHCA/NCAL president and CEO
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 14, 2024
Clifton J. “Clif” Porter II officially became president and CEO of the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living on Monday, succeeding Mark Parkinson, who had served...
Are you ready for ‘the next big thing in aging’?
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 14, 2024
Generation Jones will necessitate that senior living providers adjust their programming, marketing and community design, according to Jonathan Pontell, who coined the terminology.
Distrust of assisted living helps drive older adults’ desire to age in place
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 11, 2024
A distrust and fear of assisted living communities and other residential care facilities is among the top reasons given by people living with dementia and their family caregivers for choosing to age in...
No one silver bullet will help senior living operators solve occupancy challenges
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 11, 2024
When it comes to tackling occupancy challenges, it’s never one thing that will do it, according to Love & Company President and CEO Rob Love.
Assisted living beds in Wisconsin triple since 2000, stressing operators, infrastructure
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 11, 2024
Providing enough assisted living units to accommodate a rapidly aging population is just one of the challenges facing Wisconsin. Staffing for those units is another.
Persistent markers of infection tied to higher likelihood of long COVID symptoms
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HealthDay News
Oct 10, 2024
One in five asymptomatic individuals were antigen-positive, versus half of those with ongoing cardiopulmonary, musculoskeletal and neurologic symptoms.
Preventing elopement: How to keep your residents safe
By
Ted Tzirimis
Oct 10, 2024
It’s time for senior living leader to take a proactive approach to elopement prevention.