Personalized health coaching may improve cognition, lower dementia risk in high-risk older adults
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 13, 2024
Personalized dementia risk reduction intervention plans improved cognition and reduced dementia risk among high-risk older adults in a study detailed recently in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Brookdale Senior Living continues pandemic recovery with occupancy, labor improvements
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 12, 2024
Brookdale Senior Living’s continued COVID-19 pandemic recovery in the second quarter was highlighted by occupancy gains, improvements in leadership retention and associate turnover, and the implementation...
Increasing accountability, improving regulation standards focus of Delaware bill package
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 07, 2024
New laws in Delaware aim to increase accountability and improve regulatory standards in assisted living communities and nursing homes.
Minimum fee schedule announcement for HCBS a ‘lifeline’ for assisted living providers
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 06, 2024
After years of working with state policymakers to address workforce challenges, senior living organizations in Wisconsin said they are encouraged by the announcement of a minimum fee schedule for home-...
Reports reveal best, worst states for retirement, falls among older adults
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 02, 2024
New reports take a look at the best and worst states for older adults to settle in for retirement, as well as the states with the worst statistics for older adult falls.
Shortening senior living sales cycle contributes to longer length of stay
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 01, 2024
Showing prospective residents the value of moving into a senior living community sooner rather than waiting can have a tremendous effect on a community’s length of stay statistics, according to a sales...
Welltower to focus on lower-needs assisted living as REIT forecasts multi-year occupancy gains
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 31, 2024
Welltower CEO Shankh Mitra said Tuesday that, overall, he was pleased with the Toledo, OH-based real estate investment trust’s results in the second quarter, but he added that he is more excited about...
Lutheran Senior Services opens Netherlands-inspired dementia village, with more on the way
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 30, 2024
Inspired by a dementia village model in the Netherlands, a US senior living operator is opening a new memory care neighborhood concept in two of its communities to provide a “safe and immersive” experience...
New practices, strategies help improve life for those with dementia, caregivers: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 26, 2024
New practices and strategies are helping senior living communities improve the everyday lives of residents living with dementia and their caregivers, according to a new report from Sodexo that aims to...
New laws prioritize support for residents living with dementia
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 25, 2024
Several states are moving forward with laws and initiatives to support people with dementia and their caregivers.