New Medicaid rule requires patient-centered care for home- and community-based services, defines HCBS...
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 13, 2014
Long-term care providers offering home- and community-based services will have to administer person-centered care to qualify for payments through Medicaid, under a final rule issued Friday by the Centers...
Average assisted living administrator salary tops $100,000
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 28, 2020
Salaries for assisted living administrators working in assisted living communities averaged $100,622 in 2019, an increase of 3.6% over 2018, when the average salary was $97,126, according to the 22nd annual...
Quality, safety, accountability vital, industry leaders say, as Washington Post report cites deaths at...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 18, 2023
Senior living industry leaders stressed their belief in the importance of quality, safety and accountability Sunday in response to a package of articles in the Washington Post titled “Memory Inc.,”...
PPE pricing hampers hiring in senior living, operators say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 18, 2020
The increasing cost of personal protective equipment is making it difficult for some assisted living communities and nursing homes to hire more nurses and caregivers to battle against COVID-19.
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...
People in the news, May 14
May 14, 2024
Appointments, promotions and other news at the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living, Benchmark Senior Living, Emerald Communities, Leopardo, Lifespace Communities, Ohio...
Extend COVID-19 public emergency declaration, provider group urges HHS
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 04, 2021
The federal public health emergency declared due to COVID-19, which is set to expire Jan. 23, should be extended until five criteria are met, American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted...
Senior living needs COVID-19 testing kits for asymptomatic residents and staff, CEOs say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 23, 2020
Assisted living communities and skilled nursing facilities must be given immediate access to COVID-19 testing kits to be able to identify asymptomatic residents and staff members and prevent the spread...
Welltower-commissioned effort seeks to establish quality standards for assisted living, memory care
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 30, 2018
Real estate investment trust Welltower has enlisted a group of senior living operators, academics, industry representatives and adult children of residents to develop care quality standards for its assisted...
22 operators on new ‘Best Workplaces’ list celebrated by senior living organizations
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 28, 2018
Twenty-two of the 40 senior living and care operators named to Fortune’s first-ever “Best Workplaces for Aging Services” list, released Thursday, are especially active in senior living as evidenced...