Gen X moves to forefront of influence as employees, adult children of prospects, residents
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 07, 2024
Move over, forgotten middle. There’s another forgotten group, a generation asserting its influence over all aspects of society, including senior living, according to the Mather Institute.
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...
Increase in antipsychotic prescribing for residents with dementia raises concerns
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 09, 2024
The persistence of a pandemic-associated increase in antipsychotic, antidepressant and anticonvulsant medication use in assisted living residents — and a greater increase in antipsychotic use in dementia...
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...
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.
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...
Artificial intelligence ‘amplifying’ effect of scams against older adults
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 17, 2023
Last year, older Americans reported losing more than $1.6 billion to fraud. And increasingly, scammers are using artificial intelligence to make their schemes more effective.
Future of senior living requires new blueprint: panel
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 08, 2023
CHICAGO — What happens when you invite a group of senior living CEOs to share personal plans for their third acts? For architectural firm Perkins Eastman, the result was a think tank of experts who defined...
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...
Lack of social support threatens older adult health, survey finds
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 07, 2023
Lack of support, transportation access, food insecurity and economic instability are the top social barriers to older adult health, according to the results of a new survey from Alignment Health, a Medicare...