Americans are living longer and age-related deaths dropped significantly in 2009. That’s the news from the preliminary statistics for 2009 released by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)’s National Center for Health Statistics. The data shows that the age-adjusted death rate for the U.S. population fell to an all-time low of 741 deaths per 100,000 [...]
Last week, The Ensign Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENSG), the parent company of the Ensign group of skilled nursing, rehabilitative care services, hospice care and assisted living companies, announced the acquisition of The Lexington, a 125-bed assisted living facility in Ventura, California, and Victoria Care Center, a 188-bed skilled nursing facility that has been operated by [...]
Erickson Living recently announced plans to expand its community located in Ashburn, Virginia with the construction of a new 105,000 square foot residential building, Red Robin View. The expansion of the 132 acre campus in Loudoun County, which opened its doors originally in 2008, will accommodate 80 new independent living apartments in a four story [...]
TimeShare Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: TMSH) recently disclosed that it and Western International External Corporation Ltd. (WIEC) have entered into a Joint Venture agreement with the Shandong Taishan Real Estate Co., Ltd. to finance, construct and secure the long-term management and operation of the Panlongshanshui Senior Healthy Living Center in Jinan City, Shandong Province, China. The [...]
Brookdale Selects RediLearning for Skilled Nursing MDS 3.0 Training RediLearning Corp. has announced that their MDS 3.0 online training has been selected by Brookdale Senior Living, the nation’s largest operator of senior housing, for their Skilled Nursing communities. The complex changes made in MDS 3.0 by the Center for Medicare Services (CMS) put a new [...]
Senior Housing News will be attending and covering the Environments of Aging 2011 conference in Atlanta, Georgia early next week. The conference will bring together various strategies and ideas for creating attractive and functional living environments that meet the needs of America’s aging population. The three day conference will bring together architects, developers, owners and [...]
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) released its March 2011 Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy this week that report outlines the Commission’s recommendations for 2012 rate adjustments in fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare. The Commission recommends how much Medicare payment rates should change—for ten Medicare fee-for-service payment systems (e.g., the physician fee schedule or the [...]
The George T. Douris Tower, a new green, mixed-use building providing affordable housing for seniors and community space recenlty celebrated its opening. Local politicians and business partners joined HANAC, Inc., a nonprofit, multi-funded, citywide organization that serves local community residents in the grand opening ceremonies. The 183 unit apartment complex was developed on a 43,000 [...]
If you have a loved one living with you who has a diagnosis of some type of dementia, such as Alzheimer’s, you must take steps to ensure their safety in your home. You will be challenged every day in ways you never dreamed possible, and your goal will be to keep that loved one safe [...]
