Cornell researchers share the results of a project, which explores seniors’ best advice for aging well. The findings highlight the benefits of senior living communities and offer some insight into what elders really value as they age.
The Assisted Living Disclosure Collaborative has created a new disclosure form to be tested in eight states. The form will be used by assisted living providers, in order to help consumers compare assisted living costs, services, and amenities.
ALFA President & CEO Richard Grimes discusses the importance of language and terminology to the future of the senior living business.
Data from the Federal government’s first national survey of residential long term care providers has been released. The survey, participated in by many ALFA members, analyzed the characteristics of communities across the country.
What do college football, beauty pageants, and autobiography literature all have in common? They are all being taken on by your not so typical, but more than qualified seniors! These three inspiring stories prove that elders are capable of anything they s
A study of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender seniors finds that LGBT seniors experience higher levels of disability and social isolation than the general population. The study, funded by the National Institute of Health and National Institute on Agi
There is much talk about the distance between The Greatest Generation and The Millennial Generation, but last week the Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA) made an effort to narrow that gap. Twenty-two year old Jackie Kerin, an ALFA public policy
The Administration on Aging (AOA) awarded 12.8 million dollars in grants, aimed at improving access to services for individuals with Alzheimer’s, while the first meeting of the Alzheimer’s Advisory Council assessed current programs that address Alzheimer’
The Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts investigated the current procedures surrounding court appointed guardians and discussed different methods of preventing abuse against seniors and other vulnerable adu
An estimated 36 million people worldwide live with dementia, but filling Alzheimer’s and dementia clinical trials is exceedingly difficult due to the stigma attached to the disease, transportation concerns, and objections to the clinical trial proc
A newly released Government Accountability Office report recommends stronger screening and oversight of court appointed guardians for incapacitated adults, after finding gaps in procedures for screening potential guardians that may make older adults vulne
The George Mason University Department of Health Administration & Policy has expanded its annual Quality Improvement Awards to include a category for Senior Housing/Long Term Care providers.
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