Senior living facilities need to blend residential comfort, medical readiness, hospitality, and security into a single ...

The ability to embrace and celebrate one’s culture is important, including for nursing home and assisted living residents. Like so much in long term care communities, cultural appreciation and ...

I am incredibly proud of and grateful for the extraordinary dedication of owners, operators, and frontline caregivers who make this important care possible every day. Assisted living is unique; it is ...

In 1995, AHCA saw this opportunity and responded with the establishment of the National Center for Assisted Living, which has ...

Long term care services are in greater demand than ever. Given that the oldest Baby Boomers will turn 80 next year, the industry has responded by improving operations, leveraging technology, ...

There is always a new technology hitting the market, and with it comes promises of innovative capabilities and a slew of bells and whistles. It’s easy to feel like a kid in a high-tech candy store as ...

While taste, selection, and ambiance are all important to successful dining for seniors, there are some key nutritional issues to keep in mind: Barbara Kamp, American College of Culinary Medicine ...

With the new year comes a long-awaited demographic milestone: in 2026, the oldest baby boomers finally turn 80, heralding the silver tsunami that promises to reshape senior living. Over the coming ...

Conducted by research firm Age of Majority, the Great Expectations survey of nearly 1,500 adults between ages 55 and 96 found that 68 percent are confident that senior living communities could live up ...

Assisted living communities and nursing homes are seeing more residents with opioid use disorder (OUD), chronic mental health issues, and traumatic brain injuries. These special populations require ...

In the long term care profession, understanding the differences between Quality Measure (QM) exclusions outlined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and clinical standards of ...

The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) and the National Association of Accountable Care Organizations (NAACOS) have jointly released a set of ...