Tool may help address care, staffing challenges in assisted living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 21, 2016
A intervention recently pilot-tested in private-pay home healthcare settings one day might help improve coordination of care, reduce hospitalizations and improve caregiver retention in assisted living,...
Negotiated risk agreements may mitigate ligation exposure, experts say
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 29, 2022
Negotiated risk agreements between an assisted living community and a resident (or his or her power of attorney) can help the operator in the event of a lawsuit, according to nationwide law firm Baker,...
Senior living occupancy increases for second quarter in a row; delta variant has little effect
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 06, 2022
Senior living (independent living and assisted living combined) occupancy increased for the second consecutive quarter, rising to 81% in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to NIC MAP data released Thursday...
Senior living occupancy could reach pre-pandemic levels next year: NIC
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 05, 2023
Sustained supply-demand trends could drive senior living occupancy rates to return to pre-pandemic levels in 2024, according to NIC MAP Vision and the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.
Assisted living affects nursing home finances but not occupancy: study
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 17, 2018
Although the presence of assisted living communities may create competitive pressures that affect the nursing home finances, it does not have a significant negative effect on nursing home occupancy, according...
Senior housing occupancy increases reflect strong demand: NIC
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 15, 2023
Strong demand is providing a positive outlook for senior living as occupancy levels returned to — or even exceeded — pre-pandemic levels last month, according to just-released NIC MAP Vision data.
Assisted living occupancy falls to lowest level since 2010
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 12, 2017
Occupancy for assisted living in the first quarter of 2017 averaged 87.2%, its lowest level since early 2010, according to data released Wednesday by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing...
Regulation in staffing, training may be needed to improve safety in assisted living: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 07, 2022
Assisted living direct care workers have significantly worse perceptions of patient safety culture than their administrators, requiring a renewed focus on quality in the industry, according to the results...
4 disruptors facing senior living operators
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 08, 2018
Some senior living operators risk being overwhelmed by the pace of change in the industry, meaning that there is “tremendous potential for disruption,” according to the authors of a new white...
The real problem exposed by declining occupancy levels
By
John O'Connor
Sep 07, 2017
It’s getting tougher to keep assisted living buildings filled, but some explanations as to why seem to be ill-fitting.