Increase in memory care units in CCRCs due to growing demand, reduced skilled nursing footprint
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 16, 2024
The memory care segment in continuing care retirement / life plan communities has been steadily growing over the past decade, answering a “clear need” from its resident base, according to the National...
Value-based care, tech, workforce issues among hot topics senior living experts dish on
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 12, 2024
Innovation, technology, affordable assisted living, dementia and memory care, value-based care and workforce issues were among the hot topics senior living experts discussed during a McKnight’s Senior...
Caregivers, not just people with dementia, need screenings, interventions for loneliness, study shows
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 20, 2024
Isolation and loneliness are a shared experience and a source of distress not only for people with dementia, but also their caregivers, according to new study findings.
More news for Monday, Feb. 5
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 05, 2024
Takeaways from NIC MAP’s fourth-quarter fundamentals release … Use of Medicaid wraparound services by dually eligible individuals varies by service, state … StartUp Health launches global Alzheimer’s...
Increased regulation, active adult, Medicaid HCBS top list of trends predicted for senior living in 2024
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 13, 2023
Heightened state regulation, dementia care support, the rise of active adult communities and the increased provision of home- and community-based services to Medicaid beneficiaries are among the top trends...
Senior living asking rates hit near-record highs in second quarter
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 12, 2023
Asking rates were at near-record highs for senior living communities in the second quarter, according to a new report from NIC MAP Vision.
Memory care’s dynamics make it an attractive senior housing investment prospect: NIC
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 20, 2023
Increasing demand, combined with notable pandemic recovery, make memory care an attractive prospect for investors, but senior housing stakeholders looking to capitalize on the trend need to understand...
‘Red-hot inflation’ drives senior living asking rates to record high
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 08, 2022
Senior living asking rates were driven to record highs in June compared with the previous year, as the Federal Reserve raised interest rates in response to “red-hot inflation,” according to Omar Zahraoui,...
Senior living occupancy falls slightly in first quarter as industry braces for COVID-19 impact
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 10, 2020
Senior living occupancy fell slightly in the first quarter, according to NIC, but the data do not yet reflect the effects of COVID-19. Meanwhile, a new report from Marcus & Millichap predicts how senior...
Senior living braces for changes in 2020 as top challenges remain
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 02, 2020
As 2020 begins, the senior living industry is preparing for the changing needs and wants of current and future residents as workforce and occupancy issues continue to challenge operators, according to...