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...
Mortality, hospice use rates differ in assisted living communities depending on whether memory care is...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 04, 2024
Assisted living communities that provide memory care services may attract residents closer to the end of life or promote hospice use at the end of life compared with assisted living communities without...
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...
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...
McKnight’s announces 2nd annual Pinnacle Award winners
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James M. Berklan
Dec 11, 2023
Thirty senior living, skilled nursing and home care leaders have been selected for the second annual class of McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards winners, organizers announced Monday.
Senior living can be a partner in delivering, improving care, CMS official says
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 07, 2024
Even though senior living providers, by law, are unable to directly bill the Medicare program for the services they provide to residents, they are able to partner with other organizations focused on value-based...
Senior living a growth area for LeadingAge Ziegler 200 not-for-profit providers
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 25, 2023
National Senior Communities in Washington, DC, retained its top spot for the eighth consecutive year on the 2023 LeadingAge Ziegler 200 list of largest not-for-profit multi-site senior living and care...
Long-term care challenges require federal attention: panel
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 06, 2023
Determining assisted living’s value is part of a “significant and unavoidable issue” that thrust the sector under a hot national spotlight recently, thanks to a KFF Health News / New York Times series...
As senior living sector recovers, some call for a change in the model
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 27, 2024
Overall, veterans in the long-term care field believe the aging services sector is recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. But they don’t necessarily agree on where that recovery is at.
Sonida experiences ‘pivotal’ second quarter in continuing effort to rebuild
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 15, 2023
In a “pivotal” second quarter, Dallas-based Sonida Senior Living saw occupancy “surpass industry averages” from early 2023, an aggressive resident rate push and expenses moderate against a backdrop...