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 […]
Category: Assisted Living
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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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Independent living operators picked up the pace of resident rent growth in the third quarter of 2024 after a period of deceleration earlier in the year. independent living initial rates were 12.2% higher in September, 2024 than in the same period one year prior, according to a new analysis from the National Investment Center for […]
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 […]
Five Star Senior Living and Life Care Services took the top spots in the J.D. Power 2024 U.S. Senior Living Satisfaction Study. Five Star Senior Living took the top spot among assisted living and memory care family members and decision-makers with an overall satisfaction score of 877. Senior Lifestyle came in second, with a score […]
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 […]
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