Black and Hispanic older adults in ‘Forgotten Middle’ are ‘worst off’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 16, 2024
Trends in home ownership and equity, income, health and other issues indicate that millions of middle-income Black, Hispanic or rural older adults may not have the financial resources they need to pay...
Tech proactively addresses health risks in residents while creating new revenue streams
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 15, 2024
A collaboration between a digital care technology company and a rehabilitation provider is proactively addressing health risks in senior living residents and providing downstream cost savings.
DHC continues to advocate for merger, says future of senior living portfolio ‘highly uncertain and...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 28, 2023
The outlook for Diversified Healthcare Trust’s senior housing operating portfolio for the second half of the year remains “highly uncertain and unpredictable,” pointing to a proposed merger with...
Assisted living, memory care operators elevate dementia caregiving
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 03, 2024
Two senior living communities have launched initiatives to elevate care for residents living with dementia and other cognitive issues.
GA drops proposed staffing rule change that would have encouraged innovative care delivery, provider...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 14, 2024
After campaigning for a rule change to return to the original intent of a staffing bill affecting certified dementia care communities, senior living industry experts said they are “disappointed” that...
OSHA workplace violence rule shouldn’t be ‘one-size-fits-all’ or duplicate existing requirements,...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 13, 2023
Advocates for senior living and other aging services providers are asking the federal government to grant providers flexibility and not duplicate existing requirements as a potential federal workplace...
Pandemic drives technology uptake in senior living communities
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 14, 2022
The pandemic not only sped up the adoption of technology in the senior living and care field; it also opened the door to a variety of new technologies that one expert said are here to stay.
Senior living-university partnerships address future of aging
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 22, 2023
As older baby boomers continue to change the traditional idea of senior living, a Texas-based developer is working with universities to create intergenerational, wellness-infused residential developments.
Bill targets price-gouging, anti-competitive practices by temporary staffing agencies
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 26, 2023
Tennessee soon will join other states in reining in questionable business practices of temporary healthcare staffing agencies and their effects on assisted living communities and other types of long-term...
Dementia Reality introduces empathetic element to dementia caregiver training
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 21, 2022
A senior living provider has created a virtual reality dementia training program it hopes will span the continuum of care and become a model for the industry.