Creativity, adaptability will usher senior living industry through post-COVID era, expert says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 21, 2020
It will take both a close-up look at COVID-19 effects and policies as well as a bigger-picture examination of payment and care delivery policies to get a clear view into what the future of senior living...
Assisted living cheers CMS guidance to continue HCBS flexibilities adopted during pandemic
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 04, 2023
Updated guidance released Wednesday by the federal government will extend state home- and community-based waivers that had been implemented during the COVID-19 public health emergency. The move has care,...
CEO urges Congress to support senior care services
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Joe Jancsurak
Jan 07, 2021
In an open letter Tuesday congratulating members of the 117th Congress on the start of “a new and challenging legislative year,” Katie Smith Sloan, president and CEO of Leading Age and acting president...
Monitoring, documenting technologies popular among providers, LeadingAge and Ziegler find
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 12, 2019
Safety monitoring technologies and electronic documentation technologies are among the most widely adopted technologies at the largest not-for-profit multi-site senior living and care organizations surveyed...
McKnight’s 40 for 40: Majd Alwan, Ph.D.
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John O'Connor
Mar 23, 2020
Senior living once was considered more high-touch than high-tech. No person has done more to change that perception than Majd Alwan, Ph.D.
Biden’s infrastructure plan includes prioritized funding for affordable housing, long-term care
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Amy Novotney
Apr 01, 2021
President Biden unveiled a $2 trillion, eight-year infrastructure plan on Wednesday with a nod to the needs of older adults and the long-term care industry. The first phase of the president’s American...
Expanding service coordinators in affordable senior housing key to supporting pandemic recovery for older...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 17, 2021
Although policymakers have taken “bold steps” to support consumers and the economy as the world recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, more needs to be done to support the housing needs of older adults,...
Provider shares ‘telewellness playbook’ to address resident mental health
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 26, 2022
As resident mental health and well-being top the list of challenges for affordable senior housing providers, one operator is sharing its playbook on a successful telewellness program.
Pandemic drives technology uptake in senior living communities
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 14, 2022
The pandemic not only sped up the adoption of technology in the senior living and care field; it also opened the door to a variety of new technologies that one expert said are here to stay.
Proposed rule on broadband access presents challenges to affordable senior housing providers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 02, 2021
A proposed rule on broadband access in multifamily housing settings sets federally subsidized housing providers up for failure in serving older adult residents, according to LeadingAge.