Balancing Care and Protection Against Quality of Life

(New York Times, August 14, 2020) Early in the pandemic, 40% of deaths were residents or staff members of long term care facilities.  As a result, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ordered a …

How Will Medicare Rule Changes Affect Senior Housing Communities?

By John Ruffier Since the 1970s, Medicare beneficiaries have had the ability to receive Medicare benefits through private health plans (mainly Health Maintenance Organizations) as an alternative to the traditional Medicare program administered by the …

Scrutiny of Assisted Living Facilities

  By: Shawn Rader:  On February 4th,  the New York Times had an article which should give the ALF industry pause.  It reported that at the request of four senators, the Government Accountability Office commissioned …

Luxury Senior Living on the Rise

Senior Housing News recently published an interesting article on the increasing demand for luxury senior living (read the full article at http://seniorhousingnews.com/2016/08/23/luxury-senior-living-booming/).  The gist of the article is that many Baby Boomers are retiring with …

PACE Program for Senior Care

Shawn Rader. On August 21st,  the New York Times published an article on the PACE program for senior care. Up to now,  PACE programs, which are intended to keep seniors living in their homes longer, …

What Lies Ahead in 2016?

Senior Housing News recently published an interesting article entitled “Senior Housing Crystal Ball: To Execs’ 2016 Predictions”. As would be expected, there are a lot of concerns over the competition for staff talent and the …