Assisted living, memory care have quickest lease-ups, NIC says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 07, 2018
Assisted living and memory care units have higher median occupancy rates than independent living and skilled nursing units both two and four years after opening, according to the National Investment Center...
Developer puzzled to be included in lawsuits alleging understaffing at assisted living facility
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 10, 2022
A developer and its principal are the targets, along with an assisted living facility, of two lawsuits filed by resident family members who are alleging understaffing and negligence.
McKnight’s 40 for 40: Katie Smith Sloan
By
Danielle Brown
May 11, 2020
Before becoming the first woman to hold the top post at LeadingAge, Katie Smith Sloan had a passion for public policy and advocating for the aging.
CCRC didn’t enforce no-smoking policy, so four died in fire, lawsuit says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 15, 2018
The daughter of a husband and wife who died in the five-alarm fire at Barclay Friends in November filed a civil lawsuit against the West Chester, PA, continuing care retirement community on Tuesday, claiming...
Meet Mandy Lynch, Rising Star honoree
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 16, 2020
Mandy Lynch, president and CEO, Providence Health Care, Saint Mary of the Woods, IN, is in the 2020 class of the McKnight’s Women of Distinction as a Rising Star.
Hospice use in assisted living higher than in traditional homes, nursing homes: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 03, 2020
Older adult use of hospice services at the end of life is higher in community-based residential settings, such as assisted living and retirement communities, than in nursing homes and traditional homes,...
CDC report updates profile of assisted living residents
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 06, 2019
Bathing is the most common activity of daily living with which residents of assisted living or similar residential communities need help, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control...
148 assisted living workers will share in $5.5 million wage theft settlement
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 21, 2023
Almost 150 senior living caregivers in California will share in a $5.5 million settlement, the state’s largest judgment in a residential care facility wage theft case.
Study maps ‘home time’ for Medicare beneficiaries in assisted living communities
By
Kristen Fischer
Dec 21, 2023
A new study gives more insight into how much time older people in assisted living spend in and out of the setting.
Meet Jennifer George, 2023 Rising Star
By
Amy Novotney
Jul 27, 2023
Learn more about Jennifer George, MPA, Executive Director, WelbeHealth Pacific PACE, Pasadena, CA.