Assisted living operators facing greater liability risks, report authors warn
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 05, 2017
Assisted living operators have good reason to recoil at results of a recent study revealing aging services insurance claims, researchers say. That’s because assisted living claims are paying out...
Assisted living CEOs, administrators see pay increases in 2016
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 23, 2017
Assisted living CEOs/presidents and administrators both saw salary increases in 2016, but one of the positions experienced a greater increase, on average, according the 19th annual “Assisted Living...
Inventory, asking rent growth bright spots of fourth quarter: NIC
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 09, 2017
Fourth-quarter data released Monday by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care’s MAP Data Service reveals upward and downward trends in occupancy, absorption, inventory, construction...
Report suggests ways to increase staff retention, productivity
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 08, 2016
A new report released Thursday by the University of California, San Francisco, Health Workforce Research Center on Long-Term Care shares several steps that senior living organizations can take to try to...
A temporary reprieve?
By
John O'Connor
Dec 01, 2016
A new federal rule that would have disallowed arbitration agreements during resident admissions has been put on hold, at least for now.
Elopement in assisted living: Not common, but costly
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 03, 2016
Resident elopement may not happen often, but when it does, it may cost assisted living communities a lot of money, according to a newly released analysis of claims data.
Alligator attack suspected in senior living resident death
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 02, 2016
A South Carolina senior living community resident has died after apparently being attacked by an alligator. And the incident is not the first one in the United States this year involving a senior living...
Many operators uncomfortable with expanded use of cameras
By
John O'Connor
Aug 01, 2016
While consumer groups push for more cameras in nursing homes and senior living communities, many operators continue to remain skeptical. Among operators’ top concerns are privacy preservation and...
Assisted suicide expands
By
John O'Connor
Aug 01, 2016
While assisted suicide remains highly controversial, it appears that more states are inclined to make the option legal for those beset by terminal conditions.
NIC: Rough road ahead for independent living?
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 06, 2016
Data released Wednesday by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care’s MAP Data Service indicate a potentially rough road ahead for independent living operators.