Lifestyle Community Management

The 2021 edition of the Seniors Housing State Regulatory Handbook, a collaborative effort between the American Seniors Housing Association (ASHA) and Leading Age has just been released and features easy-to-use matrices of key state licensure and regulatory requirements in all 50 states and the District of Columbia for assisted living residences and CCRCs. State-by-state comparisons are made easy by using this annually revised report. Updated state agency contact information for assisted living and CCRCs is also provided in this publication.

A new Senior Housing News survey of 120 senior housing professionals reveals an industry intensely bullish on active adult — the age-restricted or age-targeted multifamily-style apartment product with no care component. This report reveals the depth of senior housing’s interest in active adult, the execution of the product, the mindset of the consumer, and how these factors are re-writing the care continuum.

"... marks the first release of a two-phase research project. This report provides an insightful glimpse into the mindset of "experienced" adult children, the older age cohort of the Baby Boomers, aged 56 to 64 and the younger age cohort of the Silent Generation, age 65 to 74 years old, who have a parent or loved one currently residing in a senior living community."--Publisher's website.

Dining drives senior living business—there’s no question about it. As dining rooms look more like restaurants and celebrity chefs come into the mainstream, there’s even more focus on this element of senior living in recent years. This report includes 35 pages of original research and photos that provide forward-thinking approaches after which providers can model their own food and dining endeavors.

Inside The Future of Skilled Nursing Design thoroughly examines the most prominent SNF design trends on the short- and long-term horizon. The most successful providers incorporate these trends while creating strong partnerships with architects and designers to create a resident-centric community, all while staying on budget.

Senior Housing News takes a deep dive into the future of university partnerships in senior living, from the successes to the failures. Our original report shows why creating strong ties with a university is one of the smartest moves a senior housing provider can make.

This report examines the top design and management principles that are shaping the high-variety senior living dining experience.

After a decade of whispers, trials, pilots and promise, virtual reality now seems on the precipice of a boom in senior housing and senior care settings. A bevy of companies have arrived to tailor VR solutions directly to seniors. These innovations give operators new solutions to age-old challenges, including resident isolation, dementia support and pain management.

The Handbook is an expanded and revised combination of ASHA's two media relations-related resources (Seniors Housing Publicity Handbook and Seniors Housing Crisis Communications Handbook). The resource has a two-fold purpose: helping you and your team generate positive media coverage and providing guidance for handling difficult crisis situations.

Senior Living providers are beginning to understand the power of social media and how it can influence their business. Senior Housing News has analyzed the industry's social media landscape and has ranked the most influential providers online. In addition, the report provides an inside look at how some of the largest providers manage their presence online and the strategy behind why they are making the investment.

Featuring interviews with senior living industry leaders and architects, "The New Active Adult Housing" report takes readers deep inside this ever-evolving, lucrative space, one that forward-thinking senior living stakeholders are seemingly redefining by the day.

Our detailed report brings more than 60 pages of original research to provide an inside look at young people's expectations as they consider the senior living industry, how universities are preparing them for jobs in senior living and what providers are doing to recruit, retain and propel them to the next level in their careers.

This new 100-page report was authored by leading industry researchers, Margaret Wylde, Ph. D. and Kristen Paris, Ph. D. of ProMatura Group, and summarizes findings from a study of 2,322 assisted living customers from 106 communities.

Health care costs for seniors are soaring, health levels are plateauing and experts across the care continuum are searching for fixes to both. The answer could be found by going back to the basics in medical care. And senior housing might hold the key.

Senior Housing News analyzed the industry's dining landscape and found the days of buffets and institutional settings are over. In today’s market, providers are delivering a dining experience previously found only at five-star restaurants. Our detailed report brings more than 35 pages of original research and photos that provide an inside look at how top providers are doing dining, from equipment to staffing and around-the-clock food service offerings.

"This report provides an insightful glimpse into the mindset of "experienced" adult children, the older age cohort of the Baby Boomers, aged 56 to 64 and the younger age cohort of the Silent Generation, age 65 to 74 years old, who have a parent or loved one currently residing in a senior living community."--Publisher's website.

"The 68-page report compares findings from industry thought leaders to the results of a survey of adult children of existing seniors housing residents (published as Volume I) and includes commentaries from four organizations that are dedicated to the issues of aging but not involved with the provision of seniors housing."--Publisher's website.

In this report, we reveal how innovative senior living providers are pivoting toward smart homes to deliver their value propositions. Senior living residents have the same questions they’ve always had — they want to know how operators will keep them safe, happy and independent. With smart homes in senior living, the answers to these questions have never been more exciting.

The premier research report on seniors housing operational performance with data collected at year-end 2020 from almost 1,800 independent living communities, assisted living residences and continuing care retirement communities, comprising over 225,000 units.

The 2017 ASHA Senior Living Technology Report summarizes the results of a study conducted for ASHA by ProMatura. This research is believed to be the first of its kind to assess over 30 technologies that fall under the following four categories: Building & Community Technologies; Resident Care Technologies; Resident Use Technologies; and Office/Management Technologies.

This newly revised publication, in its Fifth Edition, provides timely and thorough information to seniors housing owners and operators about evolving issues regarding the Fair Housing Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, court decisions and interpretations.

This collaborative effort between the American Seniors Housing Association (ASHA) and Leading Age (formerly American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging) features easy-to-use matrices of key state licensure and regulatory requirements in all 50 states and the District of Columbia for assisted living residences and CCRCs. State-by-state comparisons are made easy by using this annually-revised report.

This 102-page resource draws from a wide range of government data sources, including the U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Federal Reserve Board, and also utilizes data from several serial reports that ASHA publishes, including the State of Seniors Housing, ASHA 50 and more.

The report contains all pertinent financial and performance measures including: resident turnover and length of stay, annual financial results per occupied unit, staffing ratios and labor costs, other key cost items, key financial performance indicators and more. A must-have resource for owners, operators, lenders, investors and other professionals interested in the market-rate seniors housing business.

The premier research report on seniors housing operational performance with robust data from almost 1,750 independent living communities, assisted living residences and continuing care retirement communities, comprising over 225,000 units.

More than ever before, seniors today seek innovative housing models for their golden years. They want walkable access to retail, health care and entertainment. They want a connection to the outdoors and an intergenerational community.

This study focuses on understanding independent living customers and what makes them feel at home.

Move over millennials, city living is attracting a whole new generation — seniors. Drawn by walkability, proximity to health care, an array of services, entertainment and more, older Americans are pursuing the city lifestyle. Senior housing providers are taking note. Seizing this opportunity can yield incredible success for developers and operators who approach the urban market with the right research. Is your organization up to the challenge?

Wellness is big business, and business is good. With big spending on a multitude of areas including nutrition, fitness and health care, wellness is a $3.7 trillion industry. What people are trying to buy with their money is personal fulfillment in five main areas: physical, emotional, mental, social and spiritual.

In less than ten years, hospice services have skyrocketed in AL, which today comprises 20% of all hospice patients. If trends continue, assisted living will soon pass nursing facilities and trail only a person’s home as the most common hospice setting. Yet many operators remain holdouts despite hospice’s benefits to senior living, which include occupancy and revenue. Those who embrace it will be prepared to serve the rapidly increasing number of seniors who view hospice as essential to their quality of life.

"Provides a comprehensive survey of topics covering a variety of issues related to aging and the elderly in five main entry types: diseases/conditions; treatment, rehabilitation, and recovery; aging, general health, and death and dying; preventative lifestyle choices; and community and care-giving options"--