Where turnover is highest, lowest in assisted living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 24, 2017
A new report reveals which positions in assisted living communities saw the greatest and least turnover last year and whether the rate increased, decreased or stayed the same over the past 12 months.
Leaders share ways to minimize risk in senior living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 13, 2016
Senior living operators are taking several approaches to minimize payment and outcomes-related risk, participants in a panel discussion told National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care CEO Robert...
CMS-proposed quality measure needs clarification on assisted living, provider groups say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 30, 2023
A federal proposal to establish a quality measure assessing inpatient discharges to home- and community-based settings for Medicaid enrollees has some leaders in the senior living industry concerned about...
Senior living may be growing too fast for residents’ own good, story suggests
By
John O'Connor
Dec 14, 2018
A story appearing in Thursday’s New York Times delivers a largely unflattering assessment of the nation’s assisted living communities. The piece suggests that the sector is growing too rapidly for...
$100 million Alzheimer’s bill unanimously passed by Senate committee
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 30, 2018
A bipartisan bill that would authorize $100 million in funding over five years to create a public health infrastructure to combat Alzheimer’s disease was passed unanimously by the Senate Health Committee...
Camera-loaning program expansion concerns New Jersey provider groups
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 10, 2017
The expansion of a camera-loaning program in New Jersey means that families of senior living residents now may be equipped to secretly record the care of their loved ones, but organizations representing...
Assisted living CEOs, administrators see pay increases in 2016
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 23, 2017
Assisted living CEOs/presidents and administrators both saw salary increases in 2016, but one of the positions experienced a greater increase, on average, according the 19th annual “Assisted Living...
Overall turnover in assisted living down
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 26, 2018
Overall turnover in assisted living is down from last year, but it is up for some positions compared with last year, according to the 20th annual “Assisted Living Salary & Benefits Report,”...
Overtime rule elicits generally positive responses from provider groups, but concerns remain
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 25, 2019
The final overtime rule issued Tuesday by the Department of Labor garnered favorable comments from many industry groups representing senior living organizations and other long-term care providers, although...
Federal, lender support needed for assisted living operators to lower rates, leader says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 21, 2023
Financial support from the federal government and private lenders would be required to lower assisted living rates, National Center for Assisted Living Executive Director LaShuan Bethea told the New York...