Studies highlight increasing dementia deaths, contributing factors to diagnosis and cognitive decline
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 16, 2024
More people are dying from dementia, and location and demographics are among the factors that may contribute to not only a dementia diagnosis, but also to how quickly someone will experience cognitive...
Assisted living affordability, access remain top concerns of older adults
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 15, 2024
The cost of assisted living, home care and nursing home care is the top health-related concern of older adults leading up to the 2024 election, according to the results of a new poll.
Risk of Parkinson’s disease heightened in people with anxiety
Jul 22, 2024
Certain clinical features may identify those who may be in the prodromal phase of Parkinson’s disease.
Older Americans Act discussion draft prompts litany of recommendations from senior living industry
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 26, 2024
Addressing long-term care opportunities for the direct care workforce and adopting an all-of-government approach to aging are among the recommendations senior living leaders made in comments to senators...
Pandemic challenges raise concerns about assisted living’s ability to care for cognitively impaired...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 15, 2024
Exacerbated challenges faced by memory care assisted living communities during the COVID-19 pandemic may have contributed to the increased use of antipsychotics and antidepressants, raising concerns about...
New legislation aims to bolster federal senior living resident advocacy program
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 25, 2024
Two US senators on Tuesday introduced a bill to improve the long-term care ombudsman program to strengthen resident advocacy. The move comes as a growing number of senior living and nursing home residents...
More news for Friday, July 12, 2024
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 12, 2024
Chevron ruling prompts House GOP leaders to demand regulatory reviews, introduce bill limiting agency powers … Mitigating stressors of aging, insurance plan flexibility necessary to address mental health...
NHI: Senior living occupancy, revenue growth contribute to fourth consecutive quarter of outperformance
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 08, 2024
Occupancy and revenue growth in its senior housing operating portfolio, or SHOP, contributed to a fourth straight quarter of outperformance for National Health Investors, President and CEO Eric Mendelsohn...
Pennant Group’s growing senior living segment sees ‘remarkable run’
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 08, 2024
The Pennant Group’s senior living segment is stable and growing, with second-quarter revenues improving 16.6% compared with the same quarter in 2023, John Gochnour, president and chief operating officer,...
Government support of dementia caregiving across the continuum important: poll
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 06, 2024
A recent poll of more than 1,000 older adults found they overwhelmingly want the government to support dementia care across the care continuum, including in assisted living settings.