The healthcare reform initiatives sweeping the nation are sure to have an impact on the senior living industry, and they won’t all be positive, lobbyists say. Although President Obama’s Affordable Care Act (ACA) was scored by the Congressional Budget Office as achieving cost savings of $100 billion, the bill is expected to cost trillions more […]
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Whether a company wants its senior living communities to be reviewed or not, it’s going to happen and they need to be prepared. During the Assisted Living Federation of America’s 2013 Conference and Expo, held in Charlotte, N.C. earlier this week, panelists told attendees the number of reviews posted online are only going to increase. “Social […]
Consumer expectations have risen across the board for every age group and industry, but the senior living industry is behind in how it targets its product to today’s consumers, says a mature market researcher. Other industries have changed in the Internet age as a “hyper-abundance” of consumer choices have cropped up. Transparency is becoming paramount, said […]
Several of the largest senior living providers in the U.S. have announced they are partnering with Caring.com for buying of Internet leads. Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD), Emeritus Senior Living (NYSE: ESC), Benchmark Senior Living, and Senior Star have chosen the online senior living resources as their agency of record for national buying of Internet […]
A common theme is shared by many of the senior living providers recognized by the Assisted Living Federation of America 2013 Best of the Best Awards: a focus on purposeful or meaningful service offerings for residents and their families. Each year, ALFA awards its “best of the best” distinction to companies for 11 different categories […]
Tech companies continue to weigh in on the senior care space with a new batch of gadgets, gizmos and mobile apps in this week’s technology round-up. Mobile applications accounted for most of the technologies this week with softwares for industry news, community living search engines, fall prevention and medication management. Other tech includes virtual gaming […]
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 […]
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 […]
Deficiencies in medication administration tops the list of most common deficiencies made in assisted living in 2012, according to data compiled by the Assisted Living Foundation of America (ALFA), followed by resident admission requirements and ongoing resident assessments. ALFA compiled a list of the most common citations in assisted living by contacting each state’s regulatory agencies […]
When Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast around Halloween, senior living providers faced communication breakdown, power outages, and flooding as they continued caring for their residents. Some experienced extensive damage, while others counted themselves lucky. Although evacuation is sometimes necessary, keeping senior living residences operational during severe storms by proper preparation can help stem the […]
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