Tim Regan of Senior Housing News recently authored an article entitled, “Why Senior Living Developers Should Be Careful as New Construction Ramps Up Again,” that warns of several factors that must be considered in today’s...more
Aging at home is the new trend. An article in The New York Times on April 4, 2021, talks about the movement of people away from institutional housing such as nursing homes and senior living facilities which has arisen as a...more
In a New York Times opinion article from Sunday, September 1st, written by Geeta Anand, she notes that the number of assisted living facilities have nearly tripled in the past 20 years and are creating a lucrative return to...more
A recent article in the New York Times reports on the problem in assisted living dementia care facilities of residents physically attacking other residents. The estimate is that 8% of such residents are victims of these...more
The New York Times on Sunday had a troubling front-page article Sunday on nursing homes masking the depletion of their staffs. Nursing homes are not ALFs, so why should this bother us? ...more
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 a two-year investigation of...more
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People with Alzheimer’s and dementia often suffer from anxiety and agitation. One of the most effective means of dealing with those symptoms is therapy animals. The problem for ALFs and memory care facilities, however, is...more
Looking ahead to the brave new world of Boomer assisted living, the question arises: what do Boomers want, and can they pay for it? One recent article in the New York Times (November 21, 2015) reviews the Green House...more