Family feels less guilt when loved one moves to assisted living versus nursing home: study
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 02, 2021
The majority of older adults (79%) responding to Genworth’s Caregiving in COVID-19 Beyond Dollars Study 2021 said they preferred to receive care in their homes, but only 42% actually received assistance...
10 states include assisted living in their coronavirus-related reopening plans
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 24, 2020
As states continue rolling out reopening plans amid the COVID-19 pandemic, 10 states or jurisdictions have issued guidance to long-term care facilities that specifically mentions assisted living, according...
Expanding veterans’ access to assisted living is ‘common sense,’ associations say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 16, 2022
“Commonsense” legislation expanding access to cost-effective assisted living has gained support from the major associations representing senior living and other long-term care providers.
Advocates push to include assisted living in legislation allowing cameras in nursing home rooms
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 22, 2021
Assisted living would be added to a bipartisan bill that calls for nursing homes residents and their families to be able to install cameras in their rooms, if some advocates get their wish.
Hospice model ‘significantly’ benefits people living with dementia: study
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 08, 2022
Hospice care significantly benefits assisted living residents and other people living with dementia, underscoring the need to ensure access to high-quality end-of-life care for this growing population,...
64 percent of senior living communities saw no COVID-19-related deaths: NIC-funded study
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 03, 2021
A majority (64%) of senior living communities reported no COVID-19 deaths in 2020, according to an analysis of COVID-19 deaths across the long-term care residential continuum released today.
New law gives funding boost to affordable assisted living program
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 02, 2022
An Illinois nursing home reform bill signed into law this week includes funding for a supportive living alternative that is part of the continuum of care offered by some senior living providers.
61 percent of assisted living operators say workforce issues might force them to close
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 23, 2021
Sixty-one percent of assisted living operators responding to a recent survey by the American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living said they fear that workforce issues will force...
With no targeted relief on horizon, Argentum seeks various avenues of financial support for senior living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 28, 2022
With no apparent additional targeted COVID-19 financial relief on the horizon for the assisted living industry, Argentum is continuing its push to have providers included in proposed relief packages for...
Study raises ‘huge red flag’ about assisted living residents’ activeness
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 16, 2022
Some of the benefits of assisted living actually may lead some older adults to be more sedentary, increasing the probability of physical, cognitive and emotional decline, according to the results of new...