Mandatory rent control would undermine housing goals, says provider coalition including ASHA
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 14, 2023
Mandatory rent control and rent stabilization policies like the ones under consideration by the federal government “have proven time and time again to increase rents, reduce the capital needed to boost...
First senior living community earns Joint Commission assisted living memory care certification
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 29, 2023
A Missouri senior living community is the first such community to receive the Joint Commission’s assisted living memory care certification.
Staffing, cost of care, living conditions top bones of contention for prospective AL residents and operators,...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 18, 2023
As a wave of baby boomers continues to shape the senior living landscape, a new white paper looks at top concerns those prospective residents are raising in evaluating their options, and provides best...
Negligence lawsuit filed over resident hypothermia death that followed miscommunication
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 29, 2023
A Washington state-based senior living operator is being sued for negligence after a resident died after wandering into the cold following a miscommunication about his residence involving staff members.
Memory care program brings everyone along on residents’ ‘Journey’
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 28, 2024
A senior living healthcare consultant went “back to basics” with the rollout of a person-centered memory care neighborhood model that standardizes its approach to care delivery, practice and management.
$14.2 million destined for operators to sustain quality care, but some are denied
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 30, 2023
Certain assisted living and personal care homes, along with other long-term care facilities in Pennsylvania, will receive a portion of $14.2 million in federal funding that the state has received to help...
CEAL finds new home, research focus in continued mission to improve assisted living
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 24, 2023
A national organization focused on improving quality in assisted living communities is moving to a new home to expand and intensify its efforts in research, practice and policy.
Memory care certification launches for assisted living communities
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 12, 2023
The Joint Commission, in collaboration with the Alzheimer’s Association, has launched a memory care certification program for assisted living communities.
People in the news, April 9
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 09, 2024
Appointments, promotions and other news at Acts Retirement-Life Communities, Brookdale Senior Living, Buckner Retirement Services, Juniper Communities, LCB Senior Living, Legacy Retirement Communities,...
Proposal would increase funding, training for affordable senior housing service coordinators
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 11, 2023
A new bill intended to expand and improve service coordination programs in affordable housing was introduced this week, adding a potential funding mechanism for tax credit-financed housing.