Family physician makes case for investing in assisted living to ‘transform’ the landscape
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 17, 2024
A family physician who also happens to be a real estate investor has made the case for physicians investing in residential assisted living homes as an opportunity offering both financial security and the...
Texas power grid leaves some assisted living communities without power for days, raising questions for...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 16, 2024
Texas’ power grid struggled to get homes and business back online after Hurricane Beryl made landfall as a Category 1 storm last week, leaving some assisted living communities and nursing homes grappling...
Coalition once again urges action on assisted living for veterans legislation
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 16, 2024
A coalition of senior living and care organizations is pressing lawmakers to suspend the rules and push through a piece of legislation that would open assisted living community access to some veterans,...
Senior living sees overall occupancy increase for 12th consecutive quarter
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 12, 2024
Senior living occupancy saw its 12th consecutive quarter of overall occupancy gains in the second quarter, although independent living broke previous patterns by surpassing assisted living in its occupancy...
Brookdale Senior Living continues push toward pre-pandemic occupancy recovery
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 11, 2024
Continuing its push to recover pre-pandemic occupancy, Brookdale Senior Living announced Tuesday that average weighted occupancy for June increased 140 basis points compared with June 2023, to 78.2%.
‘We’re very excited about this.’ Medicaid rate increase fuels interest from assisted living providers,...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 09, 2024
A “significant” bump in Ohio’s assisted living waiver rate isn’t just enticing existing operators to provide services to low-income older adults; it’s also attracting developers that want a piece...
As LGBTQ+ population increases in senior living, so must provider inclusivity actions
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 08, 2024
LGBTQ+ older adults are one of the fastest emerging populations in senior living, presenting both opportunities and challenges for providers, according to a legal expert.
Senior living sees all-time-high affordability, potential expansion of penetration rate
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 03, 2024
Senior living affordability is improving, and a growing customer base that is materially better off financially than members of previous generations could expand the penetration rate, according to the...
More news for Wednesday, July 3, 2024
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 03, 2024
Sonida Senior Living acquires 9 communities, to manage 2 more … FDA approves donanemab treatment for early Alzheimer’s disease … House subcommittee advances proposal to cut HUD funding by 7% …...
Supreme Court effectively eliminates statute of limitations on challenges to federal regulations
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 02, 2024
The Supreme Court in a Monday ruling opened the door to broad challenges to federal regulations long after they take effect.