Welltower-commissioned effort seeks to establish quality standards for assisted living, memory care
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 30, 2018
Real estate investment trust Welltower has enlisted a group of senior living operators, academics, industry representatives and adult children of residents to develop care quality standards for its assisted...
Senior living can emerge from pandemic stronger
By
Anne Ellett, MSN, NP
Aug 17, 2020
Operators, especially those of assisted living and memory care communities, can’t pretend they are separate from or not providing healthcare.
Assisted living sets record for price per unit
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 08, 2018
The average price per unit in assisted living increased by 14% to set a record of $221,250 per unit in 2017, according to new data. Separately, the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care...
3 members of Congress give 11 assisted living CEOs until Friday to detail their COVID-19 strategies
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 04, 2020
Senior living operators may not be receiving the personal protective equipment that nursing homes have been promised by the federal government to fight COVID-19, but now they may be receiving a level of...
Long-term care corporate executives see 2.81% salary increase
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 18, 2020
Long-term care corporate executives saw an average salary increase of 2.81% in 2019, according to data released Friday by the Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service.
Genworth: Acuity, luxury drive up assisted living costs 3.36% in 2017
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 27, 2017
The annual median cost of assisted living increased 3.36% from 2016 to 2017, according to the Genworth 2017 Cost of Care Survey, released Tuesday. There are two main reasons.
Study suggests higher Medicaid payments for assisted living operators
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 07, 2017
States should make certain that Medicaid payments to assisted living community operators are high enough to encourage them to serve Medicaid beneficiaries and to increase beneficiaries’ access to...
Washington legislators consider increasing assisted living fines
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 02, 2017
Assisted living community operators in the state of Washington would see increased civil penalties of up to $3,000 for violations of licensing statutes or rules, and fines would be increased to up to $10,000...
Presidential candidate Klobuchar shares experience with assisted living as Minnesota legislation heads...
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 21, 2019
As legislators in her home state of Minnesota passed a landmark bill related to assisted living and memory care, U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, seeking to win the Democratic nomination in the race for president,...
Positive views of assisted living, CCRCs increase: study
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 21, 2018
Positive views of assisted living and continuing care retirement communities continue to grow as aging preferences change, suggests new research.