The Great Recession can be considered assisted living’s turning point, marking a pronounced shift from being primarily a lifestyle choice to primarily a needs-driven decision for consumers. “Ten to twelve years ago, assisted living was more lifestyle-driven,” says Allison Guthertz, Vice President, Quality Resident Services at Benchmark Senior Living. “These days when residents move in, […]
Category: Assisted Living
A Place for Mom, the largest senior living referral service in the nation, announced on Monday the launch of an online consumer review component. SeniorAdvisor.com allows visitors to submit and review consumer feedback on more than 100,000 senior living communities and care services across the country. The site currently features more than 17,000 reviews, and […]
The owner of an Alabama assisted living community whose license was recently suspended following a months-old incident hopes its surveillance system will help get the license back. The Alabama Department of Public Health issued an emergency order on March 18, 2013 to temporarily suspend the license of Sunrise on the Circle, an assisted living community […]
Nine states made “major” changes to their assisted living regulations and policy in 2012, and twice as many reported making changes of some sort that impacted the industry, according to an analysis by the National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL). “In 2012, states continued developing new models for surveys, expanding disclosure and reporting requirements, addressing […]
After the Miami Herald reported on hundreds of incidents of neglect and physical abuse within “assisted living” communities across the state over ten years in a 2011 series of articles, industry advocates are stressing the need to define what assisted living really means and the protections it requires. Since “assisted living” is a broad term […]
A Sacramento Superior Court jury has slammed Emeritus Corp. with a $23 million verdict after finding the Seattle-based company guilty of wrongful death and elder abuse in a ruling last week. The senior living provider has been ordered to pay $500,000 in compensatory damages and $23 million in punitive damages to the family of Joan […]
Here’s a collection of news bites pertaining to the senior housing and long-term care industries, gathered from around the nation. Many of the articles are state-specific, but could eventually have national implications or influence senior care trends. Click the links to access the full article. Nursing Home News From Esquire—Wisconsin Nursing Home Tort Reform “Deregulated […]
Enter an assisted living community and you’re likely to see people with canes, walkers and wheelchairs, engaged in a program or simply enjoying some quiet time. Many reside there because they need assistance with personal care. New prospective residents see this and many don’t identify with it—whether or not that self-image is a reality. One […]
With more Americans turning to the Web for information and a substantial increase in online referrals to senior living communities, the Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA) has launched a senior living community directory on its website powered by Caring.com. The directory allows consumers to research senior living communities while on ALFA’s website. Caring.com is […]
A bill ordering assisted living providers to carry a minimum $1 million liability insurance policy in Virginia has been modified to a more affordable requirement through a compromise with the legislation’s sponsor. Assisted living providers in the state had concerns regarding SB750’s original requirements for their industry. “We did not want to establish minimum policies […]
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