Survey: 75% of 40+ adults do not know how much assisted living costs
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Lois A. Bowers
May 25, 2017
Three-fourths of adults aged 40 or more years do not know how much it costs to live in an assisted living community, according to the results of a new survey. Education also appears to be needed regarding...
5-year, $1.9 million study aims to improve resident, caregiver quality of life
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 19, 2016
Georgia State University Gerontology Institute researchers are in the middle of a five-year, $1.9 million study ultimately aiming to improve the quality of life for assisted living residents and their...
Assisted living use is above average in 13 states
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 27, 2016
Adults aged 85 or more years in 13 states used assisted living at a statistically significant higher rate than the national average in 2014, according to recently released data from the Centers for Disease...
Staff training could reduce resident aggression in assisted living: study
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 10, 2016
Assisted living communities could help reduce incidents stemming from aggressive and abusive behaviors in residents by training staff members to detect and manage the early signs of problematic behaviors...
Argentum forms certification commission
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Lois A. Bowers
Dec 16, 2015
Argentum has formed the Senior Living Certification Commission, which will oversee its first testing program in 2016.
Association forms for small assisted living operators
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Lois A. Bowers
Nov 22, 2017
You probably won’t see any of the current or future members of the new Residential Assisted Living National Association on a “largest provider” list, and that’s by design.
Efforts aim to educate healthcare professionals about assisted living
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 10, 2016
Assisted living communities are working to educate healthcare professionals and consumers about what they have to offer.
CDC report details assisted living community characteristics
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 23, 2016
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sheds light on the characteristics of the 30,200 assisted living and similar residential care communities providing long-term care services....
Big senior living stories of 2023
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Lois A. Bowers
Dec 21, 2023
The long shadow of the pandemic continued to recede in 2023, although the senior living profession continued to feel its effects. The COVID-19 public emergency ended May 11. Wage growth has declined but...
New Mexico least affordable for assisted living, New Jersey most expensive, analysis finds
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Lois A. Bowers
Nov 29, 2021
New Mexico is the least affordable state for assisted living, and Utah is the most affordable, according to a new analysis by Seniorly that compares median income with cost in all 50 states and Washington,...