Sen. Casey calls out A Place for Mom over ‘potentially deceptive business practices’
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 20, 2024
After having its “trusted advisory service” tagline called into question last month by the Washington Post, senior living referral service A Place for Mom now is the target of US Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA),...
CCRCs continue upward trend in occupancy recovery
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 20, 2024
Continuing care retirement / life plan community occupancy continues to grow, according to a new report from specialty investment bank Ziegler.
The owners and operators of multiple New York adult care facilities and assisted living programs are facing a discrimination lawsuit for reportedly turning away prospective residents who use wheelchairs.
Socially connected older adults hit harder by pandemic restrictions than isolated peers, study finds
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 18, 2024
Socially connected older adults had a larger drop in quality of life and life satisfaction, and increased feelings of loneliness, during the COVID-19 pandemic than their more isolated counterparts, a new...
Marketing key to building relationships that drive sales in senior living, experts say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 13, 2024
Consistently delivering relevant content not only builds brand awareness but also creates relationships and, ultimately, drives action leading to sales and revenue in the senior living sector, according...
Benefits of EHRs go unrecognized as assisted living trails other providers in adoption
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 12, 2024
Electronic health records can provide information about residents that enable providers to be part of value-based care efforts, and if they are used to their potential, they can boost efficiencies and...
Brookdale achieves 31 consecutive months of occupancy growth
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 12, 2024
Brookdale Senior Living announced late Monday that it has achieved 31 consecutive months of year-over-year weighted average occupancy growth.
Loneliness can have negative consequences for both mental, physical health: studies
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 11, 2024
Two newly published studies on loneliness take different approaches to identifying how loneliness affects older adults, but both draw similar conclusions that its negative effects include both mental and...
Senior living sees slowing rate growth, high discounts in first quarter: NIC
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 10, 2024
Inflation, it seems, is catching up with the pace of rate growth in the senior living sector.
Master plan on aging fails to ensure ‘robust’ long-term care continuum that includes senior living,...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 10, 2024
Pennsylvania’s master plan on aging, although well-intended, focuses most of its attention on home care and community services and falls short of ensuring a “robust” long-term care continuum for...