In the midst of Covid-19, senior living providers are under intense pressure to prevent residents from going to the hospital or other health care settings where they risk becoming infected with the coronavirus. But it’s more difficult than ever to accomplish this goal, because senior living providers also need to limit the number of health […]
Founded by a former Pennsylvania governor during the early days of senior living, Country Meadows Retirement Communities is evolving to meet current operating challenges and future demand while maintaining its market share in an increasingly competitive environment. The Hershey, Pennsylvania-based company has just launched a hospice business branded as Lifesong Hospice and Palliative Care, is […]
Across an industry landscape where many community-based senior living and care providers are adding home care services to their offerings, one East Coast provider has announced it will be doing the opposite. Citing operational challenges involved in providing home care services, namely those associated with staffing for home care, Country Meadows Retirement Communities, which operates […]
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 […]
Senior living providers today say they are seeing much more demand for services to address the needs of residents suffering from mental illness. While they see the opportunity in providing that care, delivering it presents more of a challenge. There are between 5.6 million and 8 million older adults in America who have one or […]
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 […]
