Assisted living will ‘meet its promise’ by providing services consumers want, experts say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 08, 2024
Through the evolution of the assisted living model, the needs of residents have become more challenging, staffing shortages have worsened, regulations have become more complex, financing and accessibility...
Assisted living model could be threatened by long-term care workforce proposal
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 30, 2024
A proposed federal bill includes substantial new funding for long-term care workforce development, but it potentially threatens the assisted living model by including the setting with more clinical ones,...
Assisted living provides value, satisfaction in long-term care continuum, industry advocates say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 26, 2024
The assisted living industry is fighting back against growing scrutiny over staffing challenges and what consumer groups and the lay media say is a cost structure that prices many older adults out of services...
Admission criteria play critical role in resident composition: study
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 06, 2023
Admission limitations in assisted living communities play a critical role in shaping the population mix of residents, according to the results of a new study.
Exercise significantly improves quality of life for assisted living residents: studies
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 15, 2023
Two new studies are touting the benefits of exercise for assisted living and nursing home residents.
Fear, mistrust prevent residents in Medicaid-funded assisted living communities from having their mental...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 11, 2023
Fear of losing autonomy and mistrust of providers lead to unmet mental health needs of residents in Medicaid-funded assisted living communities, according to the results of a new study.
Network to develop long-term care COVID-19 treatment, infection prevention best practices
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 21, 2023
A network of long-term care medical directors and clinicians will develop best practices around COVID-19 treatments and infection prevention guidelines for senior living communities, nursing homes and...
Inconsistent state regulations, staff training produce wide variations among states’ antipsychotic...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 28, 2023
Researchers are calling for a closer look at the use of antipsychotics among assisted living residents with dementia after a study found wide variations in prescribing patterns.
Providers, industry associations should do more to address drug theft in assisted living, researchers...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 25, 2023
Assisted living and nursing home owners and administrators, as well as long-term care industry associations and others, should increase their efforts to address medication theft and protect residents’...
$12 million available for assisted living to ‘build long-term resiliency’ in wake of COVID-19
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 18, 2022
Assisted living and other long-term care providers in Pennsylvania are eligible to apply for almost $12 million in federal funding to invest in workforce and infrastructure needs to build “long-term...