The senior living industry has been met with a host of technology solutions that help not only drive efficiencies from a business and operations standpoint, but improve clinical outcomes and processes. From addressing the changing needs of assisted living residents to recording clinical information following exams and assessments, senior living providers are adopting technology solutions […]
Category: Assisted Living
Construction: Planned $28 Million Assisted Living and Memory Care Complex Coming to California A new $28 million assisted living and memory care complex is coming to Bakersfield, California, as developers intend to break ground February 2014, The Bakersfield Californian reports. Seven Oaks Assisted Living and Memory Care is expected to open its doors in late 2014 […]
Senior housing is beginning to face the threat of overbuilding among certain property types including assisted living and memory care, write Stifel analysts in a note this week following the The National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry annual conference last week. “Potential for overbuild next 2-5 years has increased, in particular for […]
Florida lawmakers last week urged the state’s Agency for Health Care Administration to make laws in short order that would help the state in enforcing the closures of unlicensed assisted living facilities. The nature of the request was firm and urgent, according to a local report on the Florida Senate hearing. “Tell them to hustle,” […]
In case you missed it, here are the top five stories grabbing Senior Housing News readers this week. (We’ll be back on Tuesday after the Columbus Day holiday.) 1. Mainstreet moves forward with hotel-concept rehab model—The company is banking on baby boomers to revolt against existing nursing home options for short-term skilled nursing or rehabilitation stays, […]
A new senior housing operator based in Texas has launched with an eye toward high-end independent living, assisted living and memory care development within the state, and beyond. The new operator, Avanti Senior Living, is led by senior living veterans Tim Hekker and Lori Juneau Alford, who bring a combined 50 years of experience spanning […]
A California state senator is calling a hearing on the assisted living industry following an investigative series by U-T San Diego that uncovered multiple deaths at communities due to neglect. The ongoing investigative series, titled “Deadly Neglect,” began Sept. 8 and focused on assisted living communities in San Diego. Dating back to 2008, at least […]
American Realty Capital has agreed to purchase a nine-property portfolio of assisted living communities and development land for a total of $143 million The eight communities and one development parcel are all based in the southeast, spanning three communities in Georgia; three in Florida; and one in each North Carolina and Tennessee. The development parcel […]
Resident satisfaction among assisted living consumers is a direct result of staffing, including employee happiness, a post-acute care report released Monday finds. While ratings are improving relative to 2010 data, staffing still needs work, according to the report, which surveys post-acute care providers including assisted living, independent living, skilled nursing, home care and hospice. Based […]
Senior living providers practice a variety of innovative techniques when managing aggressive behaviors that can be typical of residents with dementia, and they agree one of the biggest components is proactivity. Know Your Residents This typically means knowing each resident and being familiar with their history and their patterns of behavior, says Janet Haynes, RN, […]
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