Senior Care Comes Out On Top In Emerging Franchise Rankings

Given the senior housing industry’s appetite for home care, it might not come as a surprise that in-home senior care companies have snagged top spots in a list of emerging franchises. Though home care isn’t the most up-and-coming concept — when competing against companies that specialize in “paint-and-sip” (think: BYOB with an artistic flair), fitness […]

Most Read: Age-Old Senior Housing Challenges Have 3 Real Solutions

In case you missed them, here are the top five stories grabbing Senior Housing News readers’ attention this week: 3 Solutions to Age-Old Senior Housing Problems — The issue of “cost creep” and rising expenses, lead generation and occupancy levels are persistent challenges for senior living providers. However,  there are unique ways of solving them, industry experts […]

Google Pill: The Next Big Thing in Aging Care?

Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) may not only provide help in searching for more medical information on various illnesses, but its latest moon-shot endeavor aims to detect life-threatening diseases like cancer and heart attacks before they materialize, a company official announced Tuesday. Known as the “Nanoparticle Platform,” Google is developing a new technology in the form of […]

Booze and Chocolate New Dementia Prevention Plan?

Alcohol and chocolate may not be cure-alls for memory loss or dementia, but they could help prevent these conditions, new research shows. In two independent studies, researchers find that drinking a moderate amount of alcohol might preserve cognitive functioning, while a natural compound in cocoa can reverse age-related memory loss. Findings published in the American […]

Post-Acute Care Providers are Key to ACOs “Triple Aim” Success

Because of their high involvement with Medicare beneficiaries and their critical role within the care continuum, post-acute care (PAC) providers are an ideal partner for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) seeking to achieve the triple aim of improved quality, decreased costs and better patient satisfaction, according to a recent report.  In a healthcare eco-system that incessantly […]

Doctors Know Nothing About Skilled Nursing, Survey Finds

In a health care environment where all eyes are on collaboration among hospitals, post-acute care and long-term care providers, a recent study shows doctors actually know little about the services skilled nursing provides. “[Internal] medical residents have insufficient knowledge about the type of care that can be provided at a [skilled nursing facility] SNF and […]

Home Health Has Potential, But Faces 3 Real Threats

Home health care may offer untapped opportunities in senior living, and many are already adding in-home services as a way to bridge care gaps or expand services beyond community walls. But these opportunities won’t be available without first overcoming some steep challenges, experts say. Globally, 21% of health care executives cite the shift to home […]

Hawaii, Iowa Top List of Best Retirement States

The size and growth of the senior population, economic factors and crime were some of the key five categories used to rank Hawaii as the No. 1 and Iowa as the No. 2 states to retire in based on the latest findings from MoneyRates.com. Weather and life expectancy at age 65 were also considered for […]

Ebola Scare Hits Senior Living: How to Keep Your Community Safe

Senior living recently made headlines when a Dallas senior living community quarantined two of its employees due to the scare of Ebola contraction. The scare, while only a scare and not a contraction of the virus, required that the two employees at Dallas-based Windsor Senior Living were placed under quarantine last week because of their close […]

Extendicare to Pay $38 Million in Largest Failure-of-Care Settlement in DOJ History

Extendicare Health Services Inc., which operates 146 skilled nursing facilities in 11 states, has agreed to pay $38 million to settle claims that it billed Medicare and Medicaid for “substandard” nursing services, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced late last week.  Extendicare and its subsidiary Progressive Step Corporation (ProStep) allegedly billed the federal government for […]