Assisted living’s ‘fragile’ workforce is under ‘threat’ from SNF staffing rule: NCAL leaders
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 04, 2024
Assisted living providers must brace for the impact of increased regulation, experts at the AHCA/NCAL Congressional Briefing warned Monday.
Federal final rule drops bring cries of ‘flawed,’ ‘aggressive,’ ‘dramatic’ from senior living...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 25, 2024
Late April brought a shower of regulatory changes as the federal government dropped four major final rules this week that the senior living and care industry is calling “flawed,” “aggressive” and...
Study maps ‘home time’ for Medicare beneficiaries in assisted living communities
By
Kristen Fischer
Dec 21, 2023
A new study gives more insight into how much time older people in assisted living spend in and out of the setting.
Brookdale finds itself in the midst of another federal inquiry, this time about skilled nursing
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 07, 2024
The country’s largest senior living company on Sunday found itself the subject of an inquiry related to a new federal mandate for minimum staffing at nursing homes. Brookdale Senior Living President...
Senior housing and care lending relatively weak in second quarter: NIC
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 10, 2023
Senior living and care-related lending was relatively weak in the second quarter, likely due to yet another 0.25 percentage point rate increase from the Federal Reserve and significant disruptions among...
Americans would have difficulty paying for a year of long-term care: survey
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 22, 2023
The majority of adults say that it would be “impossible” or “very difficult” to pay for long-term care, according to the results of a survey by KFF, published last week.
Federal nursing home staffing mandate will siphon workers from senior living, groups fear
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 23, 2024
A federal nursing home staffing mandate will siphon workers from assisted living and other long-term care settings, in the long run limiting access to care and services, according to senior living experts...
Nursing home staffing mandate puts assisted living communities at risk of losing workers, experts say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 06, 2023
Assisted living communities are at risk of losing staff members following the first-ever proposed federal staffing mandate for nursing homes, released Friday, according to senior living experts.
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.
Bake sale-supported nursing home turns to assisted living to survive
By
Josh Henreckson
Apr 05, 2024
A Rhode Island nursing home that had turned to a grassroots funding campaign that included a resident-run bake sale to avoid closure is reworking one of its floors into a memory-care focused assisted...