Association forms for small assisted living operators
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 22, 2017
You probably won’t see any of the current or future members of the new Residential Assisted Living National Association on a “largest provider” list, and that’s by design.
Efforts aim to educate healthcare professionals about assisted living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 10, 2016
Assisted living communities are working to educate healthcare professionals and consumers about what they have to offer.
CDC report details assisted living community characteristics
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 23, 2016
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sheds light on the characteristics of the 30,200 assisted living and similar residential care communities providing long-term care services....
HHS OIG delays reports on assisted living, personal care
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 07, 2020
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General has delayed the publication of previously announced reports on assisted living and personal care services.
New Mexico least affordable for assisted living, New Jersey most expensive, analysis finds
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 29, 2021
New Mexico is the least affordable state for assisted living, and Utah is the most affordable, according to a new analysis by Seniorly that compares median income with cost in all 50 states and Washington,...
Argentum unveils 12 community standards
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 21, 2015
Argentum, formerly known as the Assisted Living Federation of America, has unveiled 12 standards that, beginning in January, its independent living, assisted living and memory care community members will...
Take risks, ABHOW CEO David Ferguson advises
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Lois A. Bowers
Nov 16, 2015
Four months after announcing his organization’s intentions to merge with be.group, ABHOW President and CEO David Ferguson offers some advice for colleagues on the nonprofit side of senior living...
A big lump of coal … and an opportunity
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 18, 2023
Christmas came early for the senior living field on Sunday, when providers collectively found a big lump of coal in the industry stocking. But that stocking also contains an opportunity.
GAO urges CMS to take action on assisted living recommendation
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 09, 2019
The Government Accountability Office on Monday urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to address a recommendation made in its January 2018 report on assisted living and said it would be monitoring...
HHS to issue guidance on federal oversight of assisted living by end of year
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 01, 2020
The Department of Health and Human Services expects to issue a policy statement by the end of 2020 that addresses the monitoring and reporting of “critical incidents” — such as abuse, neglect and...