Assisted living, CCRC workforce recovery among slowest in healthcare: NIC
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 27, 2022
Assisted living communities, continuing care retirement communities and skilled nursing facilities are experiencing slower workforce recoveries compared with other healthcare sectors, according to a new...
Survey suggests challenges with life plan community name, despite industry support
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 12, 2019
Almost four years after LeadingAge and Mather LifeWays introduced “life plan community” as an alternative name for “continuing care retirement community,” more education may be needed for prospective...
Study suggests ways to increase CCRC resident happiness
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 19, 2021
Soliciting feedback from residents about their needs and interests, offering a variety of programs, educating employees on the signs and symptoms of depression and loneliness, and providing residents with...
4 disruptors facing senior living operators
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 08, 2018
Some senior living operators risk being overwhelmed by the pace of change in the industry, meaning that there is “tremendous potential for disruption,” according to the authors of a new white...
CMS proposal would be ‘major financial burden’ for CCRCs, residents, organizations say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 17, 2020
A Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regulation effectively proposing new Medicaid taxes could “lead to a major financial burden” for continuing care retirement communities and residents —...
Law now requires CCRCs to devise resident relocation plans for potential future closures
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 30, 2021
Continuing care retirement communities in New Mexico now are required to provide residents with a plan for relocation in the event that a community may close in the future. A state association representing...
Utah’s first life plan community opens
Oct 11, 2018
Summit Vista, Utah’s first life plan community, welcomed residents this week.
CMS should withdraw Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation, AHCA/NCAL says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 31, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should withdraw the proposed Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation because, if finalized, it would jeopardize access to care and “cripple” Medicaid...
Outlook for CCRC occupancy depends on type of community
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 07, 2017
Occupancy at continuing care retirement communities is trending upward overall, but some types of communities are experiencing higher rates than others, according to the National Investment Center for...
Life plan communities positively affect resident wellness, study finds
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 28, 2019
Residents of life plan communities scored higher on positive measures of several types of wellness than did older adults living in the community at large — and lower in one area — in newly released...