Joint Commission awards first assisted living accreditation
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 20, 2021
A nonprofit continuing care retirement community in Chicago on Friday became the first senior living community to achieve The Joint Commission’s assisted living community accreditation.
15 percent of off-label antipsychotic use in assisted living may be inappropriate, but nursing home reduction...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 14, 2021
The rate of potentially inappropriate prescribing of drugs in assisted living is 15% for antipsychotics and 21% for antianxiety medications, according to the authors of a new study published in JAMDA,...
U.S. News launches ‘Best Senior Living’ program
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 07, 2021
U.S. News & World Report has launched a “Best Senior Living” initiative with the goal of releasing inaugural listings for consumers in the first quarter of 2022. The program will cover individual...
Assisted, independent living move-in rates reached record post-pandemic highs in June: NIC
By
Amy Novotney
Sep 07, 2021
Move-ins outpaced move-outs in all three senior living segments — independent living, assisted living, and memory care — for four consecutive months from March through June of this year, showing continued...
A new chapter along the array of care
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 09, 2021
LeadingAge Minnesota’s retiring chief, Gayle Kvenvold, shares insights gleaned over a 52-year career and discusses how the industry has changed, what’s in store for the future, lessons from the...
Active adult bumps assisted living from top spot for investor interest: CBRE report
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 19, 2021
Senior housing and care investors expect positive occupancy recovery trends, with active adult communities re-emerging at the top of the opportunity list, according to the H1 2021 CBRE Seniors Housing...
Integrated social–medical model presents opportunities for assisted living operators: panelists
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 15, 2021
Assisted living’s move from a social model to a medical model — or at least a hybrid model — presents marketing and other opportunities for providers, speakers said Wednesday during a leadership...
Reporting COVID vaccination data to CMS would be ‘burdensome,’ ‘redundant’ for assisted living,...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 14, 2021
Requiring assisted living providers to report weekly COVID-19 vaccination data to the federal government would add administrative and cost burdens to operators already challenged by the pandemic and even...
Political landscape provides ‘unprecedented opportunity’ for assisted living: Argentum
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 01, 2021
The senior living industry has an “unprecedented opportunity” to fight for the needs of assisted living, independent living and senior housing overall as infrastructure discussions advance on Capitol...
Assisted living loses ground on pricing amid pandemic costs, lower occupancy
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 17, 2021
The pandemic had a significant effect on older adult care recipients and providers, with assisted living operators reversing a five-year growth trend in pricing, according to the results of a new report.