Implementing three policy recommendations, with short-term and longer-term steps, would increase access to home- and community-based services, reduce institutional bias in the Medicaid program, and create...
Ventas ‘optimistic’ as senior living outlook remains competitive
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 19, 2021
In looking back at 2020, Ventas Chairman and CEO Debra Cafaro called it a “grueling” year “dominated by the pandemic and punctuated by extreme weather disruptions,” but she said the company’s...
Streamlining communication for optimal care provision
By
Galina Datskovsky
Feb 16, 2017
For an aging population that depends on various healthcare professionals for assistance and guidance, collaboration among care team members is essential.
Pennant Group ready for ‘modest’ growth in senior living acquisitions
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 10, 2022
The Pennant Group spent time in the first half of 2022 streamlining its senior living portfolio, improving the average quality of its buildings and “positioning ourselves to accelerate organic growth...
Healthy aging and the critical importance of indoor air quality
Jul 13, 2022
[Partner content]: As older adults and their families evaluate living options, they seek communities that enable better health. Senior care leaders must prioritize indoor air quality to create healthier...
A retirement community desk clerk’s perspective on dementia
By
Kimberly Hollifield
Jul 05, 2022
As a desk clerk in a retirement community, I observed many residents living with dementia. This experience made a big impression on me.
Senior living industry unites behind message: ‘Don’t leave seniors behind’
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 29, 2021
Don’t leave seniors behind. That’s the message the senior living industry is putting out as Congress ramps up discussions about the Biden administration’s American Jobs Plan and newly introduced...
Senior living affected as LGBT individuals get protection on the job but not for healthcare
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 16, 2020
Senior living organizations are applauding Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that existing federal law forbids job discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation of transgender status.
‘We’re entering a very difficult period,’ former FDA commissioner says of pandemic
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 18, 2020
Former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., had some sobering words Tuesday for a senior living industry that has been battling the coronavirus pandemic for more than eight months...
Resident, staff engagement activates community culture, creates ‘wow moments’
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 11, 2021
After a tough year during the pandemic, it’s time to remember the passion that brought individuals into senior living and to create moments and memories that remind everyone how the industry can positively...