Talk to senior living operators about their challenges in 2023 and one area bound to come up is memory care. According to the 2022 Alzheimer’s Association Facts and Figures report, one in every three seniors will die with Alzheimer’s or another dementia. And there is even more data from the 2022 Alzheimer’s Association Facts and […]
This article is sponsored by The Joint Commission. In this Voices interview, Senior Housing News sits down with Beverly Belton, MSN, RN, Field Director for The Joint Commission, to learn about the value of Joint Commission accreditation for assisted living facilities. Belton also shares best practices for the Joint Commission survey process and how to […]
This article is sponsored by The Joint Commission. In this Voices interview, Senior Housing News sits down with Sheila Bogen, Executive Director at Selfhelp Home, to learn how and why Selfhelp Home decided to pursue accreditation with The Joint Commission, which it received in September 2021, making it the first senior living community to do […]
The U.S. population is aging rapidly—and some experts believe that hospitals and health systems need to change to adequately support it. That’s the idea behind the Age-Friendly Health Systems initiative, launched by The John A. Hartford Foundation, American Hospital Association, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and other groups, such as provider accreditation body The Joint Commission. […]
An independent proposal made last week, if accepted, could offer a new, optional certification for health care organizations that offer memory care services—a growing niche of senior housing that serves a population expected to triple by 2050, according to a recent report by Alzheimer’s Disease International. The proposal was made by The Joint Commission, the […]
