‘Misleading’ report tied to federal bill with COVID-19-related requirements for assisted living,...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 06, 2020
Assisted living communities would be required to report confirmed or suspected cases of COVID-19 to federal, state and local health officials, as well as to residents and their families — and would have...
As COVID-19 booster shots become available to all adults, operators encourage workers to get them, ponder...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 22, 2021
As COVID-19 vaccination booster shots open up to all U.S. adults, senior living industry leaders tell McKnight’s Senior Living that they continue to encourage their employees to get the shots and will...
US Senate launches investigation of assisted living after lay media reports about safety, staffing, pricing
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 17, 2024
The US Senate Special Committee on Aging is launching a review of the assisted living industry following recent articles in the Washington Post, which reported on the deaths of residents who wandered from...
Big senior living stories of 2018
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 21, 2018
Here’s a look at some of the news that occupied many minds in senior living over the past year.
How Brookdale is tackling turnover
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 08, 2016
Fully integrating Brookdale Senior Living and Emeritus Senior Living and addressing the “administrative burden” facing community leaders have been keys to reducing staff departures at the company,...
NIC launches new data initiative
Feb 10, 2016
The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care has launched a new initiative to track and report aggregated data on seniors housing actual rents using a standard file format with standard field...
Brookdale keeps COVID cases under 1% but sees occupancy decline, calls for government aid
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 07, 2020
Less than 1% of residents at the country’s largest senior living operator have tested positive for COVID-19, but the virus has still affected occupancy rates, according to Brookdale Senior Living...
Is it time to reimagine assisted living? These industry experts say yes
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 09, 2022
Assisted living must be reimagined as an affordable care option providing quality, person-centered care that melds social and medical models, according to industry experts.
New perks that really do work
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 19, 2018
It’s no secret that recruiting and retaining employees is the biggest challenge facing senior living and long-term care operators. Sometimes it takes some creativity to stand out to current and prospective...
Argentum releases infection control program guidance for assisted living providers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 24, 2020
Responding to a worsening pandemic, Argentum assembled a working group of clinical experts to address key COVID-related challenges to help guide its assisted living members.