SmartLinx rebrands with new logo, redesigned website
May 16, 2018
Edison, NJ-based workforce management technology company SmartLinx recently completed a rebranding project that includes a new logo and the relaunch of its website.
Senior living referral service gets new owner
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 09, 2018
San Mateo, CA-based senior living referral service Caring.com has been acquired by private equity investors Caring Holdings, the website announced Tuesday.
Cadence, Ryan partner on ‘age-in-place’ senior living community
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 08, 2018
Cadence Senior Living and Ryan Companies US have partnered to design, develop and build Azure Mesa, an upscale senior living community in Arizona with an “age-in-place” model that will accommodate...
Aides dominate staffing hours across seniors housing and care settings
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 07, 2018
Aides, to varying degrees, account for most of the staffing hours in assisted living communities, adult day services centers and nursing homes, according to newly published federal data.
‘Smart’ dresser under development could help those with dementia dress alone
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 02, 2018
A “smart” dresser that has been tested in the lab ultimately could help people with dementia get dressed with automated help and nobody else in the same room.
Assisted living is area of fastest growth for AHCA/NCAL
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 27, 2018
Assisted living continues to be the fastest-growing segment of membership for the American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living, NCAL said Thursday in newly issued annual report...
CMS revises guidance on penalty period start date for HCBS waiver participants
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 19, 2018
CMS has issued revised guidance related to the penalty start date for asset transfers of Medicaid beneficiaries applying to receive home- and community-based services delivered through 1915(c) waivers,...
Court approves HCR ManorCare bankruptcy strategy
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 17, 2018
The prepackaged, $7.1 billion Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan filed in early March by HCR ManorCare, was approved Friday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, DE.
Senior living community expansions focus on independent living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 16, 2018
Independent living has been the focus of not-for-profit senior living community expansion projects over the past several years, according to newly published data from Ziegler.
Netsmart introduces EHR platform for senior living
Apr 13, 2018
Netsmart has introduced a new cloud-based electronic health record platform, called myUnity, that is designed to help integrate senior living communities and at-home care providers into the overall healthcare...