Average salaries for assisted living community presidents/CEOs across the country increased 2% over the past year, up from the 1.33% increase that the executives received in the previous year but down...
Report identifies where assisted living rents are changing the most
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 19, 2024
The assisted living sector touts itself as the most cost-effective option to provide quality-of-life care and services for the nation’s older adults. But that value comes at a cost, according to a new...
US Senate launches investigation of assisted living after lay media reports about safety, staffing, pricing
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 17, 2024
The US Senate Special Committee on Aging is launching a review of the assisted living industry following recent articles in the Washington Post, which reported on the deaths of residents who wandered from...
NY latest to adopt LGBTQ+ Bill of Rights for long-term care residents
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 04, 2023
New York has become the latest state to adopt legislation establishing a bill of rights for LGBTQ+ residents of long-term care facilities.
‘Achilles’ heel’ of senior living sales identified; expert urges more assertiveness in closings
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 16, 2023
Senior living communities are showing move-in options “beautifully” during in-person tours, but their sales teams too often are weak at closing, extending the sales process longer than necessary, according...
Online tool could help older adults age in setting of their choice
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 22, 2023
Aging in America is difficult for some older adults, who can face an array of challenges that include housing, healthcare and food insecurity, along with outdated policies that contribute to increasing...
CMS dementia care pilot program to expand care delivery options
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 01, 2023
Assisted living residents may be part of a new Medicare dementia care model that will test an alternative payment for family caregivers while expanding care delivery options to allow people living with...
UPDATED: Merger of Good Samaritan, Ebenezer parent organizations called off
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 27, 2023
The planned merger of the parent companies of two of the largest not-for-profit senior living and care organizations in the country, announced in November, has been called off.
Staffing challenges need attention from federal policymakers, industry advocates say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 20, 2023
Healthcare workforce shortages are at crisis levels and need attention from policymakers, according to senior living advocates.
30 percent federal funding cut jeopardizes senior living workforce programs, provider group says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 17, 2023
A proposed funding cut of almost 30% for the Department of Labor could jeopardize senior living workforce training programs being launched in several states, according to Argentum.