Researchers implore policymakers to consider assisted living’s ‘unique’ structure before potentially...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 20, 2024
A team of researchers embarking on a four-year study into understanding the characteristics of assisted living communities that are targets for private equity investment — and how those acquisitions...
Sen. Casey calls out A Place for Mom over ‘potentially deceptive business practices’
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 20, 2024
After having its “trusted advisory service” tagline called into question last month by the Washington Post, senior living referral service A Place for Mom now is the target of US Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA),...
Socially connected older adults hit harder by pandemic restrictions than isolated peers, study finds
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 18, 2024
Socially connected older adults had a larger drop in quality of life and life satisfaction, and increased feelings of loneliness, during the COVID-19 pandemic than their more isolated counterparts, a new...
Loneliness can have negative consequences for both mental, physical health: studies
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 11, 2024
Two newly published studies on loneliness take different approaches to identifying how loneliness affects older adults, but both draw similar conclusions that its negative effects include both mental and...