With Medicaid reimbursements for skilled nursing units failing to keep up with the cost of care needed, some operators are shifting away from the practice and further embracing assisted living with unit conversions. Among the operators doing so is Riverdale, New York-based RiverSpring Living, which in early September began shifting roughly a third of its […]
The shift towards value-based care in senior living is continuing in 2025, driven by rising resident acuity, tight margins and payer expectations. As acuity drives changes in how operators manage their communities, senior living providers are more closely tracking health outcomes to show the benefit of the services they provide to keep people from moving […]
Senior living residents have lower emergency department visits, hospitalizations and skilled nursing admissions compared to those who have yet to move into a community, according to new research published earlier this week by National Investment Center for Seniors Housing and Care (NIC) and University of Chicago NORC. NORC and NIC analyzed Medicare fee for service […]
A Midwest-based small-home senior living operator is expanding its model with affordability and personalization in mind. Earlier this month, operator Harmony Homes received approval for six, custom-built single-family homes that can each accommodate 16 residents on a 10-acre property in Maryland Heights, a suburb of St. Louis. Like other small-home senior living operators, Harmony’s communities […]
Senior living providers must prepare for “assisted living 2.0,” acuity and care needs rise among prospective residents. As older adults arrive at senior living communities needing help with chronic conditions, ADLs and medication, operators are pressured to adapt to a rapidly changing part of the continuum, according to SelfHelp Home CEO and Executive Director Mark […]
Higher resident acuity and stubborn expenses are creating a “new reality” for senior living operators regarding the care they provide. In 2025, senior living companies are evaluating care revenue as a lever to improve net operating income (NOI) across communities. The average age of senior living residents in assisted living and memory care has increased […]
A coalition of senior living trade organizations is seeking feedback from providers on new emergency preparedness guidelines. The Quality in Assisted Living Collaborative (QALC) is a collaborative effort from the American Seniors Housing Association (ASHA), Argentum, LeadingAge, the National Center for Assisted Living, and the National Association for Regulatory Administration (NARA). It is meant to […]
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 […]
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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 […]
