
Senior Housing
Stay in Senior Living Residence & Stay Out of the Hospital
,Many people begin to develop multiple health conditions as they age, making hospitalization more likely. Researchers have investigated various factors that increase one’s chances of…
TRENDING NOW: The Ruff Side of Pet Therapy Programs
,Pet therapy programs are becoming more common in senior living and health care facilities, but a surprising number of facilities have safety concerns related to…
TRENDING NOW: Empty Convents Converted into Housing for Older Adults
,A number of projects are underway to convert underutilized convents around Chicago into housing for older adults. These buildings once offered living spaces for nuns,…
TRENDING NOW: Skilled Nursing Homes Striving for a Comeback
,A recent McKnight’s column titled “The Evolution of Nursing Homes” examines the changing world of skilled nursing homes and how many are convinced that this…
Can’t Get No Satisfaction: How Do Respondents’ Personal Characteristics Impact Resident Satisfaction Ratings?
,Resident and customer satisfaction surveys are an important way for aging services organizations to gauge how well they meet the needs and preferences of the…
TRENDING NOW: How Aging Baby Boomers, Diversity Are Changing Assisted Living
,Recently, Bankrate published an online article titled Latest Trends in Assisted Living Facilities. The article examines how the senior living industry is changing to accommodate…
All by Myself: Life Plan Community Residents Experience Social Isolation
,While research on isolation in community-dwelling older adults (e.g., older adults still living in their own homes) is prevalent, less attention has been focused on…
TRENDING NOW: Senior Living Administrators Seek Solutions for Staffing Shortages
,Recently Senior Housing News published an article that examines the continuation of staffing shortages within the senior housing community, and how administrators within the industry…
Stigma & Separation: Social Issues Surrounding Multiple Levels of Care in Senior Housing
,Although Life Plan Communities and other multilevel senior living residences offer older adults the ability to age in place as care needs change, transitions from…
TRENDING NOW: Aging in Place with Access to Continuing Care
,With the aging of thousands of baby boomers , the demand for new home- and community-based care models is increasing. An overwhelming number of older…
TRENDING NOW: Cohousing Developments Offer Unique Option for Aging in Place
,Cohousing communities are taking off in British Columbia as a way to encourage positive aging. One recently completed community called Harbourside Cohousing is built on…
How Much Preventive Care Is Appropriate for Assisted Living Residents?
,Residents in assisted living are less healthy than the general older adult population, and often share many characteristics of older adults in nursing homes. However,…