New report offers 4 ideas to meet the needs of the ‘forgotten middle’
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 10, 2024
A new report released Tuesday by the Milken Institute presents four potential solutions to improving the financing and delivery of housing for the “forgotten middle,” those whose incomes are too low...
Senior living needs units, investment — fast — but has ‘undeniable sense of optimism’
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 08, 2024
With a projected need for 200,000 additional senior living units by next year, inventory and investment isn’t set to keep pace with the growing demand, Lisa McCracken, head of research and analytics...
Assisted living communities not healthcare providers, not immune from COVID lawsuits, judge says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 03, 2024
A wrongful death lawsuit alleging failure to comply with COVID-19 protocols can move forward after a circuit court judge ruled that assisted living communities are not healthcare providers and therefore...
Increased regulation, active adult, Medicaid HCBS top list of trends predicted for senior living in 2024
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 13, 2023
Heightened state regulation, dementia care support, the rise of active adult communities and the increased provision of home- and community-based services to Medicaid beneficiaries are among the top trends...
Support, data, immigration reform necessary to address caregiver workforce shortage
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 08, 2023
Supportive environments to increase retention, domestic and immigration policy reform, and solid data-gathering measures are among the recommendations coming out of a new report addressing the direct care...
Report: Alternative approaches to senior living, LTSS needed for growing older adult population
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 01, 2023
Only 13% of adults aged 75 or more years who are living alone across 97 US metro areas can afford to move into an assisted living community without starting to cash in their assets, according to “Housing...
NLRB releases new joint-employer standard amid senior living opposition
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 27, 2023
The new joint-employer standard released Thursday by the National Labor Relations Board will present greater risk for employers that contract with services providers, “creating greater liability for...
Innovation will attract the next-generation consumer to senior living, speakers say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 26, 2023
CHICAGO — The baby boomers will change the senior living industry dramatically and already are pushing it to a point of reckoning, according to a panel of experts discussing the next generation of 55-plus...
Senior living nurse job satisfaction heavily influenced by culture, leadership: MIT report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 19, 2023
Job dissatisfaction and burnout among nurses is fueled by “out of touch” managers and “disconnected” senior executive leadership, according to a new report from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Understaffing is driving force behind lawsuits against senior living communities, legal experts say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 18, 2023
Broken promises about service and care levels, attributed to “grossly understaffed” at senior living communities and skilled nursing facilities, are the driving force behind a surge in class-action...