Long-term care pharmacies launch campaign to protect access for residents
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 25, 2024
A coalition representing the nation’s long-term care pharmacies is launching a new campaign to raise awareness of the “potentially devastating” consequences of new drug pricing policies on the industry...
Sophisticated resident palates inspire senior living community to curate award-winning wine list
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 15, 2024
A bistro located inside an Arizona continuing care retirement / life plan community has become the first such entity to earn a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence for its extensive wine list.
As LGBTQ+ population increases in senior living, so must provider inclusivity actions
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 08, 2024
LGBTQ+ older adults are one of the fastest emerging populations in senior living, presenting both opportunities and challenges for providers, according to a legal expert.
Bill aims to address growing demand for housing, care for California’s older adults
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 11, 2024
A bill is seeking to increase the capacity of assisted living communities in California to address the growing demand for housing and care among the state’s older population.
Active adult consumers want a sense of community but are open to senior living if the need arises
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 23, 2024
Although some older adults choose active adult communities over independent living or continuing care retirement / life plan communities, the active adult sector does not appear to be “poaching” large...
Senior living referral site accused of using manipulated reviews, listing communities providing substandard...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 17, 2024
A Washington Post analysis says that A Place for Mom recommends communities that have been cited and uses reviews that have been manipulated.
Effort to re-establish House Aging Committee resurfaces
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 14, 2024
An effort to re-establish the House Select Committee on Aging again is searching for bipartisan support.
‘Forgotten middle’ near-retirees worse off than prior generations, will need stronger supports in...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 02, 2024
Members of the relatively neglected “forgotten middle” group of near-retirees are worse off in health and finances than their counterparts from more than two decades ago and are going to need stronger...
Assisted living sees 1.4 percent rate increase, lower than all other long-term care settings
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 13, 2024
Although rate increases in assisted living communities were relatively low last year, increasing by 1.4% over 2022, those rates went up by 18.9% in total from 2021 to 2023, according to Genworth’s Cost...
Federal, state assisted living quality measures fail to inform resident care, group says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 05, 2024
Assisted living quality measures at the state and federal level don’t actually measure assisted living or quality, according to a new report from national nonprofit legal advocacy organization Justice...