Federal efforts to strengthen care economy fall short for senior living, advocates say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 19, 2023
President Biden’s executive order on strengthening the care economy, although well-intentioned, does not offer adequate solutions for long-term care in part because it does not support assisted living...
Top trends in senior living include organizational readiness, operational strategies
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 05, 2023
Organizational readiness, and operational and reimbursement strategies, are themes emerging for the year for financial discussions among senior living and care operators.
Medicaid a major challenge to providing affordable assisted living, NCAL says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 30, 2023
The Medicaid program is one of the major challenges to the provision of affordable assisted living, according to a new white paper from the National Center for Assisted Living. At issue, according to the...
Senior living industry tells federal lawmakers of ‘unprecedented’ financial issues
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 27, 2023
A recent House hearing on healthcare inflation drew no shortage of comments from groups including the senior living industry sharing experiences with escalating costs.
CCRC occupancy performance holds lessons for success: NIC
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 24, 2023
The ability of continuing care retirement communities to outperform other care settings and maintain consistently high occupancy rates throughout the COVID-19 pandemic offers lessons for the rest of the...
Resident falls account for 75 percent of insurance claims with payment in senior living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 06, 2023
Resident falls claims continue to be the primary insurance loss driver for senior living providers, according to a new report.
Cementing senior living’s role in care continuum key focus area for NIC
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 03, 2023
SAN DIEGO — Senior living is part of the continuum of care. The theme of the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care Spring Conference echoed throughout Thursday’s sessions taking a look...
Pennant commits to redoubling leadership investments to continue ‘transformational’ growth
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 27, 2023
The Pennant Group posted full-year and fourth-quarter results that demonstrated progress in 2022 and “meaningful momentum” heading into 2023 due to investments in people, CEO Brent Guerisoli during...
Provider groups back reintroduced bill expanding veterans’ access to assisted living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 27, 2023
After going nowhere in the last Congress, a bill expanding veterans’ access to assisted living has been reintroduced in this Congress, with backing from all four main trade associations representing...
Brookdale doubles down on focus on workforce, occupancy, trust to continue recovery, growth
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 23, 2023
Brookdale Senior Living plans to tighten its focus on workforce, occupancy, and resident and family trust as it maintains its strategic priorities into 2023, President and CEO Lucinda “Cindy” Baier...