More people willing to move into assisted living communities, new survey finds
By
John O'Connor
Dec 17, 2018
Most people at or near retirement age would rather stay home than move into a senior living community. But the gap between the two options is narrowing, a new survey has found.
Success may be as simple as focusing on two areas
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 31, 2016
Senior living operators should focus their efforts on two areas, says elder care policy expert Laura Katz Olson, Ph.D. And one is especially important.
Report calls for regulatory changes to address acuity, staffing challenges
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 30, 2017
Many challenges faced by assisted living communities in a populous state can be attributed to staffing requirements that have not kept pace with resident needs that are increasing in acuity, according...
Tool may help address care, staffing challenges in assisted living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 21, 2016
A intervention recently pilot-tested in private-pay home healthcare settings one day might help improve coordination of care, reduce hospitalizations and improve caregiver retention in assisted living,...
Advocates push to include assisted living in legislation allowing cameras in nursing home rooms
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 22, 2021
Assisted living would be added to a bipartisan bill that calls for nursing homes residents and their families to be able to install cameras in their rooms, if some advocates get their wish.
Advance care planning and assisted living residents
By
Wayne McCormick, MD, MPH
Nancy E. Lundebjerg, MPA
Aug 19, 2015
For older adults, many of whom live in assisted living communities, advance care planning conversations are very important.
National Assisted Living Week theme honors essential caregivers in 2020
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 05, 2020
With a nod to essential frontline caregivers battling COVID-19, “Caring is EssentiAL” has been announced as the theme of this year’s National Assisted Living Week.
Survey: Older adults prefer assisted living over home health or nursing home care
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 26, 2018
Older adults’ first choice for living arrangements as they age is to remain completely independent at home, according to a new poll. But moving to an assisted living community was a “close...
Poll reveals public perceptions of senior living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 17, 2015
Americans generally have a favorable opinion of senior living options, especially independent and assisted living, according to a new national survey commissioned by the National Center for Assisted Living...
Older adults rank home as No. 1 for long-term care, but assisted living is No. 2
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 05, 2019
Approximately three-fourths of adults aged 50 or more years said they would prefer to receive long-term care at home, but almost one-fifth said they would prefer an assisted living facility in newly released...