3 States With Highest Assisted Living, Memory Care Deficiency Rates

An assessment of nearly 40,000 assisted living and memory care communities across 43 states found that 45% were cited for deficiencies over a two-year period. Pennsylvania was the state with the highest deficiency rate in this period, with 93% of communities being cited for at least one deficiency from the start of 2023 to the […]

New Tech, More Hospitality: How Cogir, Trilogy Are Shifting for Assisted Living’s Next Customers

Editor’s note: Hear similar insights at WTWH Healthcare’s RETHINK event, Aug. 18 through 20 in Chicago, Illinois, that will bring together skilled nursing and assisted living executives to explore cutting edge strategies in staffing, reimbursement, regulatory changes, census growth and investment climate. Attendees will have access to exclusive panel discussions and networking opportunities. To register […]

New Report Links ‘Feeling at Home’ to Senior Living Resident Satisfaction, Better Financial Performance

New data is underscoring the important link among senior living residents’ sense of “feeling at home,” their satisfaction and an operator’s financial success. That’s according to the 2025 Independent and Assisted Living Feel at Home Report by the American Seniors Housing Association (ASHA) in partnership with the ProMatura Group. The study profiled over 4,500 residents […]

‘Significantly More Difficult’: Assisted Living Operators Grapple With Changing Resident Acuity

It’s a common refrain in senior living that today’s assisted living communities are closer to yesterday’s skilled nursing facilities. In 2025, operators are indeed contending with residents’ increasing acuity needs. Multiple factors have pushed assisted living care delivery into higher acuity. Operators have said older adults are waiting longer to seek out senior living services, […]

Senators Urge Federal Government to Explore More Oversight of Medicaid in Assisted Living

Three U.S. senators are calling for a new investigation into the quality of assisted living communities across the country that participate in Medicaid. Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) have filed a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review and update its 2018 report on state and federal […]

‘Excellent Fundamental Outlook’: Strong Occupancy, NOI, Cap Rate Expectations for Senior Living

The senior living industry is on the cusp of demographic-driven demand that could spur above average revenue growth through 2029. That’s according to a recent report published by commercial real estate advisory firm Green Street. The report forecasts that market revenue per available foot (RevPAF) will increase to around 5.5% through 2029 as accelerating demand […]

UnitedHealthcare Shooting Suspect Linked to Nursing Home, Assisted Living Company 

The suspected shooter in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has family ties to a Maryland assisted living and skilled nursing provider. Luigi Mangione is the 26-year-old suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. His grandfather, Nick Mangione Sr., founded Lorien Health Services, according to multiple news reports published Monday after the […]

More Than Half of Senior Living Residents Have 2 to 3 Chronic Conditions, CDC Says

More than half of senior living residents are managing chronic conditions including high blood pressure, Alzheimer’s and heart disease, while nearly two-thirds need help with three to six activities of daily living. That’s according to a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report on the characteristics of people living in assisted living and […]