Senior Housing

City Living: Senior Living Ramps Up Urban Options
, Senior Housing

A new trend in senior living is calling for an increase in urban designs amongst older adult communities. McKnight’s Senior Living reports on changes being…

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An Optimistic Industry Outlook: Senior Living on a Post-COVID Rebound
, Senior Housing

McKnight’s Senior Living is reporting on an exciting new rebound emerging through the senior living industry. This comes at a time when the industry was…

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Looking Forward to Tomorrow’s Art Class: How Purpose Is Maintained among Senior Living Residents
, Senior Housing

Older adults with a greater sense of purpose exhibit better physical, mental health, cognitive functioning, and higher levels of life satisfaction. Unfortunately, sense of purpose…

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Seeing Snacks as Sustenance: Resident Perceptions on the Nutritional & Psychological Value of Snacking
, Senior Housing

Meeting nutritional needs is vital, not only for physical health but also for psychological well-being, autonomy, and quality of life. Although older adults can often…

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To Make a Living Wage in LA: Los Angeles Assisted Living Communities Impacted by New Minimum Wage Ordinance
, Senior Housing

A new regulation is requiring health care providers in Los Angeles to redirect profits toward worker wages. McKnight Senior Living reports that assisted living communities…

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Living Together to Live Independently: How Assisted Living Communities Can Promote Aging In Place
, Senior Housing

Given the natural decline in health that comes with aging, some older adults eventually require additional care provided by nursing homes or assisted living facilities.…

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Why Is My Caregiver Beeping? The Role of Robots in Sharing Care Responsibilities
, Senior Housing

As the global population ages, the number of older adults in need is growing faster than the number of skilled nursing providers available for support.…

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TRENDING NOW: Cohousing Options for Older Adults
, Senior Housing, Trending Now

An emerging housing model is being presented to older adults as an alternative to standard housing. Newsday reports on a trend that may affect people…

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Mall Things Considered: Converting Vacant Shopping Centers to Memory Support Communities
, Senior Housing

Shopping malls in the US have been struggling to remain open in recent years, and this has only been exacerbated by the pandemic. European countries…

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Social Standing: Examining Social Hierarchies within Assisted Living Communities
, Senior Housing

Researchers have long established how social standing within communities can impact life quality. As residents within Assisted Living Communities (ALCs) engage with other residents and…

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Attitude Adjustment: Video-Based Training Addresses Ageism in Senior Living Staff
, Senior Housing

Decades of research demonstrate a link between ageist attitudes and behaviors and both physical and mental health outcomes. While there has been little evidence that…

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Studying a New Way to Train: Dementia-Focused Microlearning for Nursing Home Staff
, Senior Housing

Dementia training has a new format. Microlearning sessions are intended to allow users to learn at their own pace, while building on and reviewing material…

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