Costs for long term care in the US continue to rise but a recent study shows the cost for in-home care is rising at a much slower pace. According to Genworth’s 2010 Cost of Care Survey, the cost to receive care in the home has risen at an annual rate of just 1.7 percent over […]
Category: Assisted Living
The Hebrew Home at Riverdale announced that it has joined the NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System as an affiliate member which reinforces and builds on the long term relationship between The Hebrew Home and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Located on 19 acres along the Hudson River in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, The Hebrew Home encompasses a comprehensive […]
National HealthCare Corporation (NYSE-Amex: NHC); (NYSE-Amex: NHC.PRA) announced the recent opening of The Palmettos of Mauldin, a 45 unit assisted living community in Mauldin, South Carolina near Greenville. The Palmettos will have 27 apartments in the assisted living wing and another 18 in the memory care wing that is adjacent to NHC Mauldin, a 180 […]
When we see strange headlines like “Developers Plan to Erect Assisted Living Site Next to Nude Gay Resort”, it definitely warrants a click. The NBC Los Angeles quotes The Desert Sun article that discusses the decision of the Palm Springs Architectural Advisory Committee to recommend approving the development plan that includes an assisted living facility […]
Masonicare Healthcare Center, a senior services provider in Connecticut, announced that it is implementing InteGreat EHR for its web-based electronic health record management system. The Masonicare Health Center, which provides acute care, skilled nursing, assisted living, independent living, outpatient and inpatient rehabilitation, and several specialty clinics and therapies, will use the system to manage workflows […]
Classic Residence by Hyatt in Teaneck, an independent living community for seniors that recently celebrated its 20th anniversary, has completed an expansion of the facility that includes a newly licensed assisted living center. The addition of the assisted living center provides residents who move to Classic Residence by Hyatt at Teaneck another level of services […]
Life Care Services LLC (LCS) of Des Moines, IA, recently announced its acquisition of Wyndemere Senior Living Community in Wheaton, Illinois, a senior living community in the western suburbs of Chicago. Wyndemere Senior Living Community opened 18 years ago under the direction and ownership of CDH and includes apartment and townhome residences; Westbridge, an assisted […]
Late Sunday night, the U.S. House of Representatives passed both the Senate health reform bill (H.R. 3590) and Reconciliation Act of 2010 (H.R. 4872) that included provisions for the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act. The provisions in the bill would provide insurance solutions for a variety of Americans currently uninsured and would […]
Ebenezer has completed financing and is set to break ground on its new assisted living addition to the 7500 York Cooperative in Edina, MN – York Gardens. The four level, 76-unit York Gardens will feature 47 assisted living apartments, 15 memory care apartments and 14 care suites. Ebenezer Management Services, Ebenezer’s development arm, will develop […]
A new study published in the Journal of Nursing Research, entitled “Effects of yoga on sleep quality and depression in elders in assisted living facilities” shows that after 6 months of performing yoga exercises, participants’ overall sleep quality had significantly improved, whereas depression, sleep disturbances, and daytime dysfunction had decreased significantly. A sample of 69 […]
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