As HCBS settings rule compliance date arrives, some worry about future for assisted living providers,...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 20, 2023
As federal officials celebrated “an important milestone” in the implementation of the home- and community-based services settings final rule on Friday, some senior living industry advocates warned...
Best of the best: McKnight’s announces inaugural Pinnacle Award winners
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 13, 2022
Thirty top industry veterans who have set new standards, driven change and inspired others have been named to the inaugural class of McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards winners, organizers announced Monday.
‘Profound’ financial, workforce challenges persist for senior living providers as 2024 begins
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 02, 2024
Senior living operators will continue to face inflationary pressures and capital market challenges in 2024, but some effects may lessen before the year is out, according to senior living industry experts....
Certain types of air pollution raise risk of dementia: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 22, 2023
The risk of dementia is greater among people in regions of the US with high levels of a certain type of air pollution, particularly from agriculture and wildfires, according to a new study published in...
Money Follows the Person program limits hinder senior living’s ability to serve older adults, groups...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 23, 2022
Industry associations representing senior living providers say they support the federal government’s Monday announcement of the expansion of Medicaid’s Money Follows the Person demonstration program...
National Senior Campuses still ranked No. 1 on latest LeadingAge Ziegler LZ 200 list
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 31, 2022
Wellesley Hills, MA-based National Senior Campuses has retained the top spot on the LeadingAge Ziegler 200 list of largest not-for-profit multi-site senior living and care providers for the seventh consecutive...
Big senior living stories of 2022
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 22, 2022
Here are some of the major stories that affected senior living providers in 2022.
Healthy workplaces must include mental health programming, expert says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 25, 2023
Everyone wants to see COVID-19 in the rearview mirror, but the pandemic has left lasting effects in the form of a surge in reported levels of psychological distress. That surge has left employers looking...
Resident-based program ponders aging challenges, develops solutions
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 23, 2023
A brain health program at an Oklahoma continuing care retirement community has morphed into a solutions-based group looking for ways to help older adults stay independent longer.
More news for Tuesday, March 14
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 14, 2023
VHA will cover use of Alzheimer’s drug for some beneficiaries … LeadingAge urges FDA approval of Paxlovid to combat COVID-19 … Yoga may help prevent frailty in older adults: study … Older adults...