Increasing RN staffing hours reduces injury-related ED visits by assisted living residents with dementia:...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 19, 2024
A new study found that increasing staffing hours of registered nurses in assisted living communities led to a 53% decrease in injury-related emergency department visits by residents living with Alzheimer’s...
Assisted living rises to top of LTSS continuum with its lower cost, higher workforce levels
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 10, 2024
Although the long-term services and supports sector faces several challenges to meet the needs of a rapidly increasing older adult population, assisted living’s low cost and gains in workforce levels...
House may consider test of assisted living for veterans next week
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Kimberly Marselas
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 05, 2024
Assisted living operators may be wary of certain attention from the federal government, but one piece of legislation that major provider groups have been advocating to be passed for years finally may be...
Senate hearing: ‘Time to begin offering assisted living’ in state veterans homes
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Lois A. Bowers
Jun 06, 2024
Members of the Senate Special Committee on Aging and Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs received more endorsements for assisted living for veterans Wednesday during a joint hearing.
Identifying highest-risk assisted living communities key to tackling next outbreak: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 22, 2024
The public health response to COVID-19 in assisted living communities in New York highlights the need to identify those communities at highest risk of infectious disease outbreaks to provide necessary...
Aging services coalition urges passage of veterans assisted living legislation
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 21, 2024
A coalition of long-term care, veterans and Alzheimer’s organizations joined in urging Congress to pass legislation expanding access to assisted living settings for eligible veterans.
Senior living asking rates hit near-record highs in second quarter
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 12, 2023
Asking rates were at near-record highs for senior living communities in the second quarter, according to a new report from NIC MAP Vision.
Settlement removes ‘secrecy clauses’ from assisted living operator’s arbitration agreements, and...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 05, 2024
A settlement that ends a senior living community’s arbitration agreement “secrecy clauses” is being called a “big win” by Arizona’s top attorney, who said she will move to strike down such...
Senior living occupancy continues to recover due to supply and demand
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 15, 2023
Senior living (independent living and assisted living, including memory care) continues to see occupancy gains, and the outlook for the near-term is bright given supply and demand conditions, according...
Senior living occupancy continues to be uneven, with assisted living leading recovery
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 14, 2023
Senior living occupancy (independent living and assisted living combined) recovery continued to be uneven from August to September, with some markets achieving full recovery and others still working toward...