Dementia diagnoses drop, but early-onset disease may be increasing among some
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 03, 2024
Two separate studies looking at dementia rates found a drop in diagnoses over time due to higher education and decreased smoking levels but an increase in potential early-onset dementia in Native populations.
Solinity launches new Hometown Living brand with Atlanta-area property
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 23, 2024
Knoxville, TN-based Solinity has launched its new Hometown Living brand with the acquisition of an assisted living and memory care community in Johns Creek, GA, a suburb of Atlanta.
Home care, tech leaders share how providers can get started with AI
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Adam Healy
Aug 19, 2024
The healthcare industry is facing an AI boom, and home care providers are left with questions as to how and why they should adopt AI tools.
Retirement community wins challenge against FTC’s noncompete ban
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 16, 2024
A federal judge on Wednesday ruled against the Federal Trade Commission and in favor of the Florida retirement community The Villages, stating that the commission’s ban on most noncompete agreements...
‘Cat ladies’ and other childless people present an opportunity for senior living
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 29, 2024
Just as “childless cat ladies” are in the news, the Pew Research Center has released a new study delving into the reasons some people do not have children, as well as how those decisions have...
Study shows long-term care costs are older adults’ No. 1 health concern, but expert says no help in...
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Jessica R. Towhey
Aug 16, 2024
The No. 1 health-related concern of older Americans is the cost of long-term care, but experts say there’s little political will to tackle the problem.
Clif Porter sees ‘huge’ opportunities and ‘some level of trepidation’ for assisted living as...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 29, 2024
As Clif Porter prepares to become the next president and CEO of the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living, he sees good things ahead for assisted living providers, but he...
Sunrise Senior Living in ‘significant growth mode,’ adds 13 communities
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 10, 2024
Sunrise Senior Living has assumed the operation of 13 communities and expected to assume the operation of more communities in the third quarter, the McLean, VA-based company announced Monday.
Meet Danielle Parker, 2024 Hall of Honor inductee
By
Josh Henreckson
Aug 07, 2024
Danielle Parker, chief operations officer at GenCare Lifestyle in Seattle, is a Hall of Honor inductee in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
Senior living sees all-time-high affordability, potential expansion of penetration rate
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 03, 2024
Senior living affordability is improving, and a growing customer base that is materially better off financially than members of previous generations could expand the penetration rate, according to the...