by Zahida Siddiqi Increasing nursing home staffing alone will not necessarily improve care quality for nursing home residents who have dementia. This is the finding of a recently published study in the journal, Health Services Research, which combines the efforts of experts at UC-Irvine, UCLA, and the University of Chicago. Researchers recommend looking beyond just […]
By Sloane Airey Covid-19 was especially hard for the memory care sector, but one of the pandemic’s silver linings has been how it has ushered in use of new and promising technology. Today, tech including AI promises to change the senior living industry in ways that were not possible only a few years ago. Nearly […]
By Sloane Airey Architects and designers are increasingly exploring how their work can improve outcomes and quality of life for older adults with dementia. “Because people are living longer, we are seeing more people who are living with some kind of mild cognitive or even more severe cognitive impairment,” Cynthia Shonaiya, a principal with Baltimore-based […]
By Sloane Airey Memory care experts are watching a new memory care model from the federal government in hopes it could help caregivers providing in-home help as well as existing communities and their residents. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)’s new GUIDE model, announced earlier this year, aims to help dementia patients stay […]
By Jesse Floyd Memory care providers are shifting to a managed care model, seeking to forestall expensive medical crises in favor of working to keep residents as healthy as possible for longer. Residents living with dementia go to the emergency room more than 1.4 million times per year, but such visits are potentially confusing or […]
By Sloane Airey The future of memory care lies in technology, treatments and training. As the incoming baby boomer generation looms large over the industry, memory care operators and experts are in 2023 employing tools that include AI-powered tech, new Alzheimer’s-fighting drugs, and tried-and-true methods to move the sector forward for residents across the country. […]
WTWH Media, LLC has announced the acquisition of HME Business and Mobility Management from 1105 Media, Inc. The two digital B2B media properties are focused on the home medical equipment industry and mobility professionals and rehabilitation suppliers and clinicians. These two additions build upon WTWH’s presence in the healthcare sector and further enhance its ability […]
By: Zahida Siddiqi Senior living referral giant A Place for Mom is launching a new website meant to serve as a “one-stop-shop” for families in search of nursing homes. The new website, Nursinghomes.com, also marks the debut of the online referral giant in the nursing home sector. It puts vital information at prospective residents’ fingertips […]
By Amy Stulick Trilogy Health Services is expanding into the state of Wisconsin with the management of two new communities, marking its first expansion into a new state in 17 years. The newly managed properties – Sun Prairie Senior Living and Waunakee Valley Senior Living – both offer senior living and post-acute services. Both also […]
By Zahida Siddiqi ProMedica is selling its Heartland hospice and home care service line to hospice giant Gentiva for $710 million. The deal, announced Monday, comes on the heels of nonprofit health system ProMedica divesting of nearly 150 skilled nursing facilities in a deal involving Welltower (NYSE: WELL) and Integra Health. ProMedica still operates about […]
