Middle market senior housing requires special considerations, speakers say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 01, 2018
By 2030, all baby boomers will have reached or passed the age of 65. Now is the time for senior living operators to conduct strategic planning to see whether expanding offerings to address a service gap...
Good grip strength, memory may help older adults avoid or delay disability
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 01, 2018
Older adults who maintain good grip strength and protect their mental abilities might be able to prevent or delay disability, according to the results of a newly published study in the Journal of the American...
CCRC segments see higher occupancy than same segments in freestanding communities: NIC
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 26, 2018
Occupancy in various levels of care or service within continuing care retirement communities generally has been higher than occupancy in freestanding, non-CCRC communities offering those same levels of...
Latitude Margaritaville to get weeklong exposure on ‘Wheel of Fortune’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 24, 2018
Latitude Margaritaville will get national TV exposure next week when the “Wheel of Fortune” game show takes place amid a custom set including images of the active adult communities and features a grand...
Salary survey deadlines approach
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 25, 2018
Senior living communities have until Nov. 12 to submit information about employee salaries and benefits for the annual Assisted Living Salary & Benefits Study and until Dec. 3 to submit information for...
More OSHA inspections in the works for some
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 19, 2018
Some community care facilities for the elderly, nursing care facilities and other residential care facilities will see additional inspections by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration under...
Argentum list of largest providers has additions but no changes at top
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 17, 2018
The top five spots on Argentum’s list of largest senior living operators in 2018 remain unchanged from 2017, but the list contains some additions from last year.
Argentum launches women leadership initiative, standards commission
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 16, 2018
Argentum has announced new initiatives to cultivate the next generation of women leaders in senior living and develop and maintain voluntary standards for senior living.
Older family caregivers report more positive interactions with loved ones’ healthcare professionals
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 16, 2018
Older family caregivers, including relatives of senior living residents, rate the quality of their interactions with loved ones’ healthcare professionals more positively than do younger caregivers, according...
Utah’s first life plan community opens
Oct 11, 2018
Summit Vista, Utah’s first life plan community, welcomed residents this week.