Effort would add ‘residents’ bill of rights’ to Florida constitution
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 22, 2018
The man behind a proposal that would add a “Nursing Home and Assisted Living Facility Residents’ Bill of Rights” to the Florida constitution says it is an effort to “establish a...
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.
Assisted living affects nursing home finances but not occupancy: study
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 17, 2018
Although the presence of assisted living communities may create competitive pressures that affect the nursing home finances, it does not have a significant negative effect on nursing home occupancy, according...
Nursing home inventory shrank, assisted living hit highest-ever growth rate, quarterly data shows
By
Tim Mullaney
Jul 14, 2014
Assisted living inventory growth reached a historic high in the second quarter of 2014, while nursing home inventory continued its slight downward trajectory, according to data released Friday by the National...
Survey: Older adults prefer assisted living over home health or nursing home care
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 26, 2018
Older adults’ first choice for living arrangements as they age is to remain completely independent at home, according to a new poll. But moving to an assisted living community was a “close...
48 percent of assisted living providers may close due to workforce issues: survey
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 08, 2022
More than half (52%) of assisted living providers participating in a new survey say that their overall workforce situation has worsened since January, and 48% are concerned that they may have to close...
A Q&A with NIC’s Robert Kramer
By
John Hall
Sep 13, 2016
Robert G. Kramer, founder and CEO of the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care, recently spoke with McKnight’s about the current state and future prospects of independent living,...
Provider group ‘optimistic’ about tax law benefits for senior housing and care operators
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 23, 2018
A Friday meeting with officials from the Office of Management and Budget left AHCA / NCAL President and CEO Mark Parkinson “optimistic” that assisted living and skilled nursing operators will...
Pace of move-ins remains steady for AL but declines for IL, SNFs: NIC
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 29, 2022
Throughout July, the pace of move-ins remained steady for assisted living communities (50%) but declined for independent living communities (31%) and nursing care homes (29%). That’s according to the...