Assisted living is not ‘community-integrated housing,’ Justice Department says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 18, 2018
Assisted living communities cannot be considered “community-integrated housing” for purposes of helping Louisiana comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act in serving people with serious...
AL more likely to offer 5 of 7 services over adult day centers: CDC
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 02, 2016
Five services more often are offered by assisted living communities and similar residential care communities than by adult day services centers, according to a recent report from the Centers for Disease...
CDC report details assisted living community characteristics
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 23, 2016
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sheds light on the characteristics of the 30,200 assisted living and similar residential care communities providing long-term care services....
CDC updates report on assisted living community characteristics
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 05, 2019
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics sheds light on the characteristics of the 28,900 assisted living and similar residential care...
Assisted living’s image problem
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 09, 2018
An Arizona sheriff’s office is taking time for introspection after a 92-year-old woman reportedly shot and killed her 72-year-old son because he wanted her to move to an assisted living community....
REIT investments suggest a healthy future for senior living
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 31, 2017
Back-to-back earnings calls Friday morning suggested a healthy future for senior living operators, as two large public healthcare real estate investment trusts relayed the growing place that senior living...
West continues to dominate as assisted living location
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 06, 2018
The West continues to dominate as a U.S. region for assisted living communities, according to newly reported federal data.
Staff training could reduce resident aggression in assisted living: study
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 10, 2016
Assisted living communities could help reduce incidents stemming from aggressive and abusive behaviors in residents by training staff members to detect and manage the early signs of problematic behaviors...
ASHA to induct 4 into Senior Living Hall of Fame for 2020
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 06, 2020
Juniper Communities founder and CEO Lynne Katzmann, Ph.D.; the late founders of Koelsch Communities, Emmett and Alice Koelsch; and ProMatura Group founder Margaret Wylde, Ph.D., will be inducted into the...
Report: Pricing, sales activity declines could come in 2016
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 12, 2016
Concerns related to overbuilding could lead to declines in pricing and sales activity in some senior housing markets in 2016, predicts Integra Realty Resources.