CDC releases new profile of assisted living residents
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 10, 2024
Residents living in assisted living and other residential care communities in 2022 mostly were female (67%), white (92%) and 85 or older (53%), according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control...
Dementia care education equips staff to create better interactions, outcomes
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 14, 2024
It’s important that senior living communities invest in dementia care education to not only prepare for the 73 million baby boomers aging into the pool of prospective residents, but also to better equip...
Medicaid rates boost LTC Properties amid occupancy struggles and cyberattack during 2Q
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 30, 2024
The second quarter went “generally according to plan” except for challenges with occupancy issues at some assisted living communities operated by one company and a major cyberattack that disrupted...
How AI could open doors to better care, smoother long-term care operations
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 30, 2024
Aging services organizations already are using artificial intelligence, whether or not they realize it.
While some aging services providers last week warned that more scrutiny of healthcare consolidation and rules that seek to limit it further could create “unintended consequences,” others encouraged...