Assisted living rate increase grows 4.65 percent — more than skilled nursing but less than home care
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 17, 2022
The annual median rate in assisted living increased nationally by 4.65% in 2021, according to the results of Genworth’s 18th annual Cost of Care Survey, released Wednesday.
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...
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...
COVID-19 driving technology adoption across senior living: Ziegler
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 18, 2020
The pandemic has cast a long shadow over the senior living and care sector. But it also is being credited as a catalyst for technology adoption and spending, as well as healthcare innovation.
Time is now for coordinating employee vaccine process: workplace safety expert
By
Amy Novotney
Dec 08, 2020
Whether long-term care operators will mandate that their employees get a COVID-19 vaccine once one is available has been a topic of much discussion over the past several weeks.
Omega, Omnicare executives talk about the importance of senior living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 08, 2019
Omega Healthcare Investors and CVS Health Corp. executives talked about the importance of senior living to their plans Wednesday on their second-quarter earnings calls.
Sniffing out COVID: Service dogs take on new role in Georgia assisted living communities
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 14, 2021
A Georgia-based senior living operator is partnering with a nonprofit service dog trainer to staff its metro Atlanta-based assisted living communities with COVID-sniffing canines.
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.