Innovation will attract the next-generation consumer to senior living, speakers say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 26, 2023
CHICAGO — The baby boomers will change the senior living industry dramatically and already are pushing it to a point of reckoning, according to a panel of experts discussing the next generation of 55-plus...
An evolving career in an evolving industry
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 16, 2018
Retiring Capital Senior Living CEO Larry Cohen reflects on the changes he’s seen, as well as what’s likely on the road ahead.
Meet Christina Harris, 2022 Spirit Award winner
By
Nicole Blanchard
Jul 07, 2022
Learn more about Christina Harris, Christina Harris, regional clinical director for Meridian Senior Living, Bethesda, MD.
Safety program helps assisted living communities reduce antibiotic use: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 07, 2022
A resident safety program is highly effective in reducing unnecessary antibiotic use in assisted living communities and nursing homes, according to a new study.
Vaccination, booster shots remain top strategy in protecting long-term care residents, workers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 18, 2021
COVID-19 is not done with us. LeadingAge Senior Vice President of Policy Ruth Katz opened Wednesday’s membership update call with news that several states are seeing increasing coronavirus cases. Connecticut,...
Ascension Living parent forms global supply chain joint venture with Australia-based organization
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 03, 2018
St. Louis-based Ascension, the parent company of senior living operator Ascension Living, has formed a global supply chain joint venture with Sydney, Australia-based Ramsay Health Care to try to reduce...
Increase vaccination uptake with focus on ‘movable middle’: report
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 10, 2021
Senior living operators looking to increase staff COVID-19 vaccine uptake should focus their efforts on the “movable middle” by making vaccination easy, building trust in vaccine safety and offering...
Admissions halted after home hides resident in closet during inspection, state says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 23, 2018
The Tennessee Board for Licensing Health Care Facilities has prohibited a residential home for the aged from admitting new residents after a worker allegedly tried to hide a resident in a closet during...
A welcome change
By
John Andrews
Jun 01, 2015
When the renovation team first assessed the scope of the job they were about to undertake at the 20-year-old Fort Stockton Nursing Center, the first things they noticed were that the nursing station was...
MedPAC recommendations could deal a blow to vulnerable partial dual eligibles
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jun 18, 2021
The most vulnerable people could be adversely affected by the Medicare Payment Advisory Committee’s (MedPac) recent recommendation to change the benchmark policy for growing Medicare Advantage (MA) plans....