Assisted living communities in Virginia slated to receive $20 million to fund COVID-19-related efforts
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 22, 2020
Assisted living communities in Virginia will receive $20 million from the state to support their responses to COVID-19, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Friday. The state also has begun naming facilities where...
Overtime rule not ‘good business,’ groups say
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 18, 2016
The new overtime rule finalized by the Department of Labor on Wednesday “is not only the right thing to do; it’s good business,” Vice President Joe Biden told the crowd gathered at a...
‘Challenging public policy environment’ awaits senior living in 2021
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 07, 2021
The results of the November election and this week’s runoffs, combined with the COVID-19 pandemic, present an environment for senior living “unlike any it has seen in its 30-plus years,” according...
Tech, labor, wellness, business concerns factor into senior living industry trends, predictions for 2022
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 06, 2022
The pandemic has left its mark on the senior living industry — good and bad. As another new year begins, some industry experts share trends and predictions for what lies ahead.
Intense rehab and transitional care providers have done well amid pandemic
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 23, 2021
Most of long-term care has found itself hobbled by low occupancy and consumers’ sustained fears during the pandemic, but one group has generally fared much better than the others: Providers focusing...
Affordability, healthcare access key to best states, cities for retirees in 2022
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 04, 2022
Affordability, healthcare access and quality of life weighed heavily in two recent reports on the best cities and states to retire to in 2022.
Margin prophets
By
Julie E. Williamson
Apr 01, 2016
Increasingly, lender are helping operators unearth new business opportunities
Report calls for regulatory changes to address acuity, staffing challenges
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 30, 2017
Many challenges faced by assisted living communities in a populous state can be attributed to staffing requirements that have not kept pace with resident needs that are increasing in acuity, according...
Going to extremes
By
Meg LaPorte
Aug 01, 2018
When it comes to infection control measures in senior living, medical waste disposal can’t be taken lightly. But operators actually might be overdoing it.
Aging services providers call out Congress for ‘walking out on older Americans’ during pandemic
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 17, 2020
Nonprofit aging services leaders from some states hit hardest by COVID-19 shared their challenges amidst the pandemic on Friday and called out Congress for taking a summer recess.