2022 will bring challenges, opportunities for senior living industry: panel
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 10, 2021
Senior living executives say that the sector will continue to face workforce and operating challenges in 2022, but they are carrying a sense of optimism into the new year, with technology and innovation...
Senior living operators ‘incredibly agile and dedicated’ during COVID-19 pandemic: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 29, 2021
Senior living and care providers have been “incredibly agile and dedicated” during the pandemic, working 24 / 7 to keep residents safe, researchers concluded after interviews with operators about their...
Social connections, engagement keys to winning over prospective senior living residents: survey
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 07, 2021
Social connections, technology and access to the outdoors are key to winning over prospective residents to senior living, according to a new lifestyle survey of older adults.
U.S. News launches ‘Best Senior Living’ program
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 07, 2021
U.S. News & World Report has launched a “Best Senior Living” initiative with the goal of releasing inaugural listings for consumers in the first quarter of 2022. The program will cover individual...
A new chapter along the array of care
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 09, 2021
LeadingAge Minnesota’s retiring chief, Gayle Kvenvold, shares insights gleaned over a 52-year career and discusses how the industry has changed, what’s in store for the future, lessons from the...
Long-term care presents ‘unified coalition’ to prevent raid on Provider Relief Fund
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 04, 2021
It took a united group of senior living and skilled nursing advocates to prevent Congress from raiding unspent Provider Relief Fund dollars to pay for a bipartisan infrastructure bill being considered...
64 percent of senior living communities saw no COVID-19-related deaths: NIC-funded study
By
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.
Pandemic will forge an improved senior living product, leaders say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 04, 2021
COVID-19 has had a devastating effect on the senior living industry. But industry experts said Wednesday that they are optimistic it will emerge a better product on the other side.
Senior living outlook remains positive as industry adapts to challenges from COVID-19: report
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 03, 2020
The long-term outlook remains positive for the senior living industry, which is adapting to change brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report.
Senior living communities see 41% decrease in inquiries due to pandemic
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 07, 2020
Senior living communities saw a 41% decrease in inquiries, a 27% decrease in initial tours and a 22% decrease in move-ins in April based on year-over-year averages, according to a new report.