Virtual reality-based therapies now covered by insurance for some long-term care residents
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 03, 2023
Virtual reality-based therapies are now covered by insurance for some New York long-term care residents under a new partnership with an institutional special needs plan.
Patricia Will to receive 2022 McKnight’s Women of Distinction Lifetime Achievement Award
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 13, 2022
Patricia G. Will, founder and CEO of Belmont Village Senior Living, has been chosen as this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award winner in the McKnight’s Women of Distinction program.
Dollars spent on HCBS go further than those spent on nursing homes, study finds
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Lois A. Bowers
Jun 29, 2023
Older adults are not “drawn out of the woodwork” to try to qualify for Medicaid benefits when a state expands home- and community-based services, according to the findings of a new study.
Assisted living held up as solution to ‘loneliness epidemic’
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 05, 2023
The senior living industry is holding the assisted living model up as a solution to strengthening social connections for older adults in the wake of the US Surgeon General’s advisory on the public health...
Is it time to reimagine assisted living? These industry experts say yes
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 09, 2022
Assisted living must be reimagined as an affordable care option providing quality, person-centered care that melds social and medical models, according to industry experts.
People in the news, July 3
By
Meredith Beirne
Jul 03, 2018
Benchmark Senior Living, Berkadia, Caring.com, Carolinas HealthCare System Blue Ridge, CFG Community Bank, Gemino Healthcare Finance, Integral Senior Living, LCB Senior Living, Masonic Charity Foundation,...
People in the news, June 6
By
Alyssa Salela
Jun 06, 2017
Appointments and awards involving Community at Asbury Place, Brookmeade, Era Living, Erickson Living, Hebrew SeniorLife, Sage Senior Living, Sodexo, Springpoint Senior Living and Welltower.
People in the news, Nov. 22
Nov 22, 2022
Appointments, promotions and other news at 12 Oaks Senior Living, Buckner, IntegraCare, Pegasus Senior Living and White Horse Village.
Elder advocates call for more funding for assisted living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 10, 2019
Minnesota consumer advocates on Tuesday told state legislators to put their money where their mouths are and provide “substantial funding increases” for elder care in addition to bringing their plans...
‘Trust is currently broken’ in Oregon’s long-term care system following resident’s death
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 09, 2024
The Christmas Day death of an Oregon assisted living community resident led to an audit by the state’s ombudsman, whose scathing report called for an investigation into the state agency tasked with overseeing...