America’s health system is increasingly moving toward a managed care model that emphasizes cost-effective, quality care and plenty of choice for older adults’ living options, including community-based settings. But some states’ assisted living regulations can be restrictive, worrying providers in those areas about their ability to participate in various healthcare reform initiatives, such as care […]
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Assisted living providers in Wisconsin can be thankful for a redesigned regulatory approach that has transformed the state’s system for monitoring providers to focus more heavily on those with bad track records instead of imposing an extensive survey on every community, even those who don’t have any serious deficiencies. It happens in lots of industries—a […]
Making a move into senior housing is not a decision that’s made lightly, but it is often a decision that’s made by multiple people, including adult children. Those children of prospective residents are involved in their parents’ transition into a new setting 73% of the time, according to one study from Care.com, but complementary data […]
Students are increasingly interested in pursuing a career in senior living, but programs focused on educating the senior living managers of tomorrow need the support of senior living providers to be successful. Despite the rise of senior living communities and growing demand for their services, the industry faces a potential shortage of qualified individuals to […]
Senior living communities are discovering the many benefits of fitness programs. Effective wellness programs can decrease falls, reduce agitation in seniors with Alzheimer’s, and significantly decrease costs for senior living providers. Swimming, strength training, Zumba–these may not be activities normally associated with older people, but many senior living communities are reaping financial benefits by offering […]
The process of launching a new program that specially ranks certain New Jersey assisted living communities is in its final stages, as the state Department of Health and Senior Services goes through the 62 applications of participant hopefuls. The Assisted Living Federation of America’s New Jersey affiliate, the Health Care Association of New Jersey, is […]
The Veterans Administration needs to improve the qualifications process for its pension program to protect elderly veterans from poor estate and financial advice that could affect their ability to pay for their care, and to make sure that only veterans with financial need receive pension benefits, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a report […]
Assisted living can function as an “obvious solution” for preventing hospital readmissions thanks to technology and care partnerships, but first the industry must develop a model to measure outcomes and educate the care continuum of its abilities, said a panel of senior living executives at the recent ALFA 2012 Community event. Educating others on the […]
Many assisted living residents are there because they need help managing their medications, and some senior living providers are moving toward electronic recordkeeping for medication administration in an effort to become more efficient and improve their care continuum partnership profile. For one community, going electronic meant seeing its annual medication errors drop by more than […]
The assisted living concept has been around for roughly 25 years, but there’s still a struggle to educate policy makers and regulators at the state level about the industry, according to panelists at the Assisted Living Federation of America’s annual event held last week in Dallas, Tex. “The biggest barrier is a lack of understanding […]
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