How to use content marketing to increase occupancy
By
Isaac Szymanczyk
Aug 17, 2017
Millions of Americans could be moving into senior living communities over the next 20 years. Will your community be able to reach this audience and their loved ones with messages that resonate?
Senate healthcare bill would ‘ruin Medicaid as we know it’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 22, 2017
As Senate Republicans released a “discussion draft” of their plan to replace the Affordable Care Act on Thursday, advocacy organizations in senior living expressed concerns about the legislation’s...
States must improve residential care options, HCBS funding, AARP says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 14, 2017
States will need to accelerate the rate of improving long-term services and supports in several areas to meet the upcoming needs of aging baby boomers, according to a report released today by the AARP.
Almost 40% of residential care aides live in low-income households: report
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 09, 2020
Direct care workers, including residential care aides who work in assisted living communities, have been elevated to “hero” status during the COVID-19 public health crisis. New research, however, indicates...
Using secure messaging to improve resident engagement and satisfaction
By
Galina Datskovsky
Nov 01, 2018
Today’s older-adult patients and residents no longer are averse to using mobile technology to help manage their personal health, which presents providers with the opportunity to offer digital solutions...
‘A lot on the line in November,’ NCAL executive director says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 08, 2018
The outcome of the midterm elections Nov. 6 will determine whether assisted living operators will have another fight for Medicaid on their hands, National Center for Assisted Living Executive Director...
10 essential design approaches to prevent resident falls in senior living
By
Lisa B. Bixler, AIA, CAPS, LEED AP
Colin Healy, CAPS, LEED GA
John Hrivnak, AIA, LEED AP
Mar 04, 2019
Form and function can be blended to achieve a welcoming and secure senior living community.
How one operator incorporates music into residents’ lives
By
Dan Cohen
Feb 09, 2017
More than 3,000 U.S. senior living and long-term care communities are realizing the benefits of incorporating music into the lives of the residents, making it one of their most effective nonpharmacologic...
Pandemic reveals why some organizations are ‘Best Workplaces’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 11, 2020
As with all things in senior living this year, the coronavirus influenced employee perceptions of their employers, and in turn, senior living organizations’ rankings in Fortune’s third annual lists...
The courage of her convictions
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 08, 2022
Response to Juniper Communities’ new reimbursement policy for reproductive healthcare so far has been “phenomenally good,” according to the company’s CEO.