Provider shares ‘telewellness playbook’ to address resident mental health
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 26, 2022
As resident mental health and well-being top the list of challenges for affordable senior housing providers, one operator is sharing its playbook on a successful telewellness program.
$1.2 billion healthcare worker bonus program targets employee retention
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 08, 2022
After announcing a $1.2 billion healthcare worker bonus program in early August, New York state has updated its program guidance and extended the grace period for submitting claims during the first vesting...
Quality healthcare, affordable Medicare premiums common among America’s best retirement cities
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 31, 2022
A perfect recreation score and a lower cost of living has earned New Orleans the top spot on a new list of best US retirement cities from Home Bay.
Anthem becomes first stand-alone memory care operator to achieve WELL Health-Safety Rating
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 19, 2022
Lake Oswego, OR-based Anthem Memory Care has become the first stand-alone memory care provider to achieve recognition at all of its communities for the company’s commitment to promoting a safer and healthier...
Diversified Healthcare Trust senior living portfolio on path to stabilization: CEO
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 05, 2022
Diversified Healthcare Trust’s second-quarter results showed continued and encouraging recovery for the senior living portfolio, President and CEO Jennifer Francis said during Thursday’s earnings call.
Record entry fee sales driving Healthpeak’s CCRCs in second quarter
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 04, 2022
Healthpeak Properties’ continuing care retirement community segment is seeing unprecedented entry fee collections, according to executives speaking during the Denver company’s second-quarter earnings...
Broadening the definition of ‘health’ could improve life quality, expectancy: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 03, 2022
Adopting a holistic framework for health that includes mental, social, spiritual and physical aspects could lead to gains in life expectancy and quality of life, according to a new report.
Assisted living communities should be integrated into greater community, report recommends
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 08, 2022
Assisted living communities and other congregate care settings are “vital” and should be more fully integrated into surrounding communities through short-term respite care, adult day services, and...
Virtual museum visits can battle social isolation, improve quality of life in older adults, study finds
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 24, 2022
Weekly virtual museum visits can help improve quality of life for older adults at high risk for poor health outcomes from social isolation, according to a new study. The authors hope that the activity...
40 states now cover around-the-clock Medicaid HCBS as provided in assisted living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 15, 2022
The number of state Medicaid waiver programs covering around-the-clock home- and community-based services like those provided by assisted living communities has grown over the past couple of decades, according...