Staff training and sales support among best uses for AI in LTC settings, expert says
By
Aaron Dorman
Jan 19, 2024
A new overview of artificial intelligence in long-term care from LeadingAge highlights some of the most valuable new AI tools and reaffirms AI’s role in admin work.
Assisted living provides value, satisfaction in long-term care continuum, industry advocates say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 26, 2024
The assisted living industry is fighting back against growing scrutiny over staffing challenges and what consumer groups and the lay media say is a cost structure that prices many older adults out of services...
National Tenants Bill of Rights lays out ‘essential rights’ for older adult and other renters
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 26, 2024
A National Tenants Bill of Rights could equip the nation’s 114 million renters — among them affordable senior housing residents — with a new tool against housing instability, harassment, eviction...
Past provides inspiration as Landis Communities plots its future
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 21, 2023
An original history of the first 30 years of one Pennsylvania-based provider’s journey proved prophetic as expansion plans circle back to the founder’s original vision of a community without walls.
Accelerated pace of change will continue for senior living
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 04, 2024
The senior housing and care industry has experienced an accelerated pace of change over the past decade — particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic — in areas including technology adoption, workforce...
Assisted living will ‘meet its promise’ by providing services consumers want, experts say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 08, 2024
Through the evolution of the assisted living model, the needs of residents have become more challenging, staffing shortages have worsened, regulations have become more complex, financing and accessibility...
Staffing shortages at nursing homes continue: report
Mar 01, 2024
Although the pandemic has ended, staffing shortages and employee burnout still plague US nursing homes, a new government report finds.
Trust is most important tool in combating ‘infodemic’ surrounding vaccine confidence, expert says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 25, 2024
At the end of the day, building trust is the most important way that providers can combat the “infodemic” surrounding vaccine confidence, according to one public health expert.
When it comes to nation’s older adults, ‘affordable housing matters’
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 24, 2024
Low-income older adults are spending record amounts of income on housing. That’s one takeaway message that LeadingAge Senior Vice President of Policy Linda Couch said she has from a report released Thursday.
Education, leadership keys to combating vaccine hesitancy in senior living, experts say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 10, 2024
Increasing COVID-19, influenza and respiratory vaccination rates in older adults is going to require a village to battle vaccine reluctance in the form of misinformation, hesitancy and fatigue, according...