The board licensing assisted living communities in Tennessee must clarify its rules and regulations related to medication administration — and strengthen penalties for violating those rules, according...
3 ways the CDC’s COVID-19 vaccination plan involves assisted living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 17, 2020
A new “playbook” for public health officials shares three ways that federal and other efforts related to the development and distribution of a vaccine against COVID-19 will affect senior living: implementation,...
64 percent of senior living communities saw no COVID-19-related deaths: NIC-funded study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 03, 2021
A majority (64%) of senior living communities reported no COVID-19 deaths in 2020, according to an analysis of COVID-19 deaths across the long-term care residential continuum released today.
For assisted living communities, change is coming, but there still is time to adapt
By
Patrick McCormick, CPA
Aug 06, 2018
Assisted living operators that hope to compete for customers down the road need to change their business models and, in particular, ramp up offerings for more healthcare services.
‘Most sought after’ is a good position to be in
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 21, 2021
With senior living occupancy seemingly having bottomed out and now trending upward for several providers as the effects of the pandemic wane, more good news recently came for the senior living industry,...
Multi-tiered licensing system proposed for assisted living communities
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 30, 2019
Assisted living communities in Minnesota would be licensed via a new multi-tiered system under a proposal that state Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm shared during a state senate hearing last week.
Senior living groups oppose proposed overtime rule
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 08, 2015
Several organizations representing senior living providers have told the U.S. Department of Labor that they oppose a proposed rule that would extend Fair Labor Standards Act overtime protections to almost...
New GAO report focuses on CMS but could have direct effects on assisted living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 06, 2018
A report released Monday by the Government Accountability Office contains a to-do list for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services related to state reporting of deficiencies in care and services provided...
Vaccine mandates murky for some assisted living operators
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 02, 2021
With legal challenges to COVID-10 mandates popping up every day, it’s difficult for healthcare providers to know where they stand, and the waters are even murkier for some assisted living operators,...
A new business model for assisted living?
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 08, 2015
Will the future of assisted living see providers coordinating health and long-term care services to benefit their residents and save the healthcare system money? Healthcare policy researcher David Grabowski,...