Taco Bell opening early retirement community for ‘old at heart’
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 12, 2024
Older adults are the inspiration behind an early retirement community Taco Bell is launching for two days in August, inviting people of all ages to enjoy senior-inspired daytime recreation, retail and...
Sonida looks to close out ‘exceptional’ recovery year, focused on 2024 growth
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 15, 2023
Sonida Senior Living is approaching the end of an “exceptional” year in its recovery, with increased occupancy and rate growth, along with stabilizing operating expenses.
National plan on aging ‘essential’ to addressing key issues: AARP
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 18, 2024
Aging, itself, isn’t a challenge — but being unprepared for aging is, according to AARP, which on Wednesday released a white paper that lays out a blueprint for developing a national plan on aging.
Brookdale Senior Living continues push toward pre-pandemic occupancy recovery
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 11, 2024
Continuing its push to recover pre-pandemic occupancy, Brookdale Senior Living announced Tuesday that average weighted occupancy for June increased 140 basis points compared with June 2023, to 78.2%.
Identifying highest-risk assisted living communities key to tackling next outbreak: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 22, 2024
The public health response to COVID-19 in assisted living communities in New York highlights the need to identify those communities at highest risk of infectious disease outbreaks to provide necessary...
In DEIB initiatives, senior living must shift focus to fostering inclusive environments, survey finds
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 18, 2024
A significant number of senior living companies have implemented diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging programs in the past year, indicating that more owners and operators are “leaning in” to...
Accelerated pace of change will continue for senior living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 04, 2024
The senior housing and care industry has experienced an accelerated pace of change over the past decade — particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic — in areas including technology adoption, workforce...
Facility staff and families both struggle to figure out processes for dementia patients, report reveals
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 20, 2024
It’s not just family caregivers who face challenges navigating dementia care — the nation’s healthcare workers also said they had difficulties providing care coordination through a complex healthcare...
Aging services coalition urges passage of veterans assisted living legislation
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 21, 2024
A coalition of long-term care, veterans and Alzheimer’s organizations joined in urging Congress to pass legislation expanding access to assisted living settings for eligible veterans.
Long-term care execs see modest salary increases: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 23, 2024
Long-term care corporate executives took home an average salary increase of 3.69% last year, up slightly from the 3.17% reported salary increase in 2022, according to a new report.