The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced $19.5 million in grants last week to help convert existing multifamily projects into assisted living facility for the elderly.  The projects, located in Arizona, Maryland, New York and Ohio, will be funded through HUD’s Assisted Living Conversion Program and are awarded on competitive basis. "These grants [...]

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Are sleep problems a sign of declining quality of life?  A study of residents of Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs) in Los Angeles showed that 65% had clinically significant sleeping problems and that poor sleep was associated with declining quality of life and increased depression over a six month follow-up period. The study, published in the [...]

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Trilogy Health Services announced that it recently celebrated its grand opening of Prairie Lakes Health Campus and The Legacy at Prairie Lakes.  Prairie Lakes offers a full continuum of senior living and related health care services including short-term rehabilitation, long-term care, and assisted living, all offered in a homelike setting that features an abundance of [...]

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Dallas-based real estate developer, The LaSalle Group, Inc. celebrated its official ground breaking on its newest project, Autumn Leaves of Riverstone which is expected to be completed by December 2010.  Located in the Missouri City, Texas market, Autumn Leaves of Riverstone will feature 38 units and accommodate approximately 46 residents that will feature assisted living [...]

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Costs for long term care in the US continue to rise but a recent study shows the cost for in-home care is rising at a much slower pace.  According to Genworth’s 2010 Cost of Care Survey, the cost to receive care in the home has risen at an annual rate of just 1.7 percent over [...]

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The Hebrew Home at Riverdale announced that it has joined the NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System as an affiliate member which reinforces and builds on the long term relationship between The Hebrew Home and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.  Located on 19 acres along the Hudson River in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, The Hebrew Home encompasses a comprehensive [...]

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National HealthCare Corporation (NYSE-Amex: NHC); (NYSE-Amex: NHC.PRA) announced the recent opening of The Palmettos of Mauldin, a 45 unit assisted living community in Mauldin, South Carolina near Greenville.  The Palmettos will have 27 apartments in the assisted living wing and another 18 in the memory care wing that is adjacent to NHC Mauldin, a 180 [...]

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When we see strange headlines like “Developers Plan to Erect Assisted Living Site Next to Nude Gay Resort”, it definitely warrants a click.  The NBC Los Angeles quotes The Desert Sun article that discusses the decision of the Palm Springs Architectural Advisory Committee to recommend approving the development plan that includes an assisted living facility [...]

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 Masonicare Healthcare Center, a senior services provider in Connecticut, announced that it is implementing InteGreat EHR for its web-based electronic health record management system.  The Masonicare Health Center, which provides acute care, skilled nursing, assisted living, independent living, outpatient and inpatient rehabilitation, and several specialty clinics and therapies, will use the system to manage workflows [...]

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Classic Residence by Hyatt in Teaneck, an independent living community for seniors that recently celebrated its 20th anniversary, has completed an expansion of the facility that includes a newly licensed assisted living center.  The addition of the assisted living center provides residents who move to Classic Residence by Hyatt at Teaneck another level of services [...]

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Life Care Services LLC (LCS) of Des Moines, IA, recently announced its acquisition of Wyndemere Senior Living Community in Wheaton, Illinois, a senior living community in the western suburbs of Chicago.  Wyndemere Senior Living Community opened 18 years ago under the direction and ownership of CDH and includes apartment and townhome residences; Westbridge, an assisted [...]

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Late Sunday night, the U.S. House of Representatives passed both the Senate health reform bill (H.R. 3590) and Reconciliation Act of 2010 (H.R. 4872) that included provisions for the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act.  The provisions in the bill would provide insurance solutions for a variety of Americans currently uninsured and would [...]

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