Argentum releases 2023 lists of largest senior living providers; industry expresses ‘cautious optimism’...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 18, 2023
In a post-COVID world, the senior living industry is “cautiously optimistic” about its future as it experiences significant market changes driven by a combination of demographic shifts, evolving consumer...
Move-ins rebound thanks to senior living’s ‘adaptability’ to pandemic challenges: data expert
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 16, 2022
The pace of senior living move-ins today exceeds pre-pandemic levels due to what data experts are calling a “testament to the adaptability” of communities to implement infection control measures and...
Provider says it has found ‘Holy Grail’ approach to staff recruitment, retention
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 24, 2023
A citizenship program, career development pathways and staff support create what Goodwin Living calls the “Holy Grail” approach to staff recruitment and retention.
Improving ‘state of dementia care’ will require collaboration
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 19, 2024
It’s no secret that the largest population of older adults is about to come knocking on senior living’s door. What worries dementia care expert Teepa Snow is how unprepared operators may be to handle...
Dementia care comes with ‘catastrophic’ costs for older adults, families, study finds
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 25, 2024
Older adults living with dementia, and their families, often face “catastrophic” out-of-pocket payments for assisted living and other types of long-term care, necessitating alternative financing and...
Funding, unionization needed to improve wages, working conditions in long-term care: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 28, 2022
Expanding public funding, increasing the minimum wage and unionizing workers are the first steps toward improving wages and working conditions in the residential long-term care industry, according to the...
Dementia-focused programming highlights individuals over disease
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 15, 2022
Care for people living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias is getting a boost from training and education programs designed to highlight the individuals and not the disease.
Court weighs liability category in assisted living lawsuit
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 11, 2022
The Texas Supreme Court is weighing whether a lawsuit against an assisted living community over a resident’s fall should be considered a premises liability or healthcare liability claim. Their decision...
Staffing agency use declining for many, but not all, survey finds
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Lois A. Bowers
Jun 05, 2023
Approximately 46% (45.9%) of respondents to a recent survey by speciality investment bank Ziegler said that they are using staffing from agencies less than they were a year ago.
Advance care plan discussions need to happen earlier for those with dementia: study authors
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 04, 2022
Older adults living with dementia need to be given more and earlier opportunities to discuss their care-related wishes as they approach the end of their lives, according to the authors of a recent study...