Summit Vista, Utah’s first life plan community, welcomed residents this week.
Failing health top reason for move to assisted living: survey
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 10, 2018
A recent survey identifies the top motivators for older adults’ moves to assisted living, and the most common themes behind them.
3 states dominate top spots on Best Places to Retire list
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 10, 2018
Pennsylvania, Florida and Texas cities dominate the top 10 spots on U.S. News & World Report’s 2019 Best Places to Retire list, released Wednesday.
FDA authorizes hearing aid that users can fit and program on their own
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 09, 2018
The Food and Drug Administration for the first time has authorized for marketing a hearing aid that users can fit, program and control without help from a healthcare provider.
Mandate flu vaccination for long-term care workers and residents, group recommends
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 08, 2018
Assisted living organizations and other long-term care employers should mandate flu vaccination for staff members and make vaccination a condition of employment for workers, according to experts convened...
Blake Management Group will expand outside of Southeast under joint venture
Oct 05, 2018
Blake Management Group expects to add 10 resort-style senior living communities to its portfolio over the next five years through a new joint venture with LifeCare Properties.
Price of admission
By
John Hall
Oct 31, 2018
Electronic health records no longer are optional in assisted living. Simply put: you either have them or are left behind.
$1.45 billion debt offering in ProMedica’s plans
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 01, 2018
ProMedica plans to use part of a $1.45 billion debt offering to repay a bridge loan that partially financed the transaction through which it acquired assisted living and skilled nursing operator HCR ManorCare...
Governor vetoes expansion of assisted living program for Medicaid beneficiaries
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 02, 2018
An industry-supported bill that would have permitted more elderly Medicaid beneficiaries in California to receive care and services in assisted living communities rather than in nursing homes has been...
Fall-related death rate among older adults increases 110%
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 28, 2018
Age-adjusted death rates due to unintentional falls among older adults increased 110% from 1999 to 2016, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.