The Scandinavian Living Center brings people together in a community where ‘seniors’ don’t exist, but ‘elders’ hold an esteemed position
More tech needed to plug long-term care ‘service gap,’ one industry expert says
By
Amy Novotney
Mar 02, 2021
The impending intersection of a growing older adult population and the ongoing inadequate number of caregivers employed to assist them makes it imperative that senior living and care operators continue...
Business briefs, May 25
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 25, 2021
Missouri lawmakers hurt long-term care by failing to approve Medicaid provider tax, tying anti-abortion add-on to legislation … Software company, web-based referral service launch platform to monitor,...
Increasing independent living presence on many operators’ to-do lists: NIC
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 06, 2022
Half of long-term care executives surveyed about their care and service offering mix expect to increase their presence in independent living in the next year, according to the National Investment Center...
Where independent living inventory growth is strongest
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 24, 2018
Seven metropolitan areas account for approximately one-third of the inventory growth in independent living over the past year, according to the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.
Meet Jiane Bassi, Rising Star honoree
By
Emma Baumgartel
Jul 14, 2021
Jiane Bassi, associate executive director, Covenant Living of Turlock, Turlock, CA, is in the 2021 class of the McKnight’s Women of Distinction as a Rising Star honoree.
Nursing care prices increase 3.3% in January, but spending down 7.8%
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Amy Novotney
Feb 23, 2021
National health spending on nursing care dropped 7.8% in 2020 compared with the previous year, according to a health sector economic indicator brief released Friday by nonprofit research and consulting...
CMS ratings show Medicare Advantage quality on the rise
By
Joe Jancsurak
Oct 15, 2020
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has awarded five-star quality ratings to 21Medicare Advantage-Part D plans and 28 contracts in total when Part D plans and cost contracts are included, for...
Fellowship Community’s Lisa Vercusky had been looking for new ways to engage with memory care residents when an online search at home led her to a tool common in Europe but virtually unheard of in the...
Warts and all, value-based purchasing may be coming to a home health agency near you
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 09, 2021
In the past six years Phoenix-based Banner Health has seen a marked improvement in outcomes and patient satisfaction for clients receiving home healthcare services.