Senior Housing News recently published an article making a compelling argument for how the use of “AI” is aiding senior living communities in providing better resident experiences and care. Focused on the experiences of...more
9/12/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs) ,
Elder Care ,
Elder Issues ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Machine Learning ,
Nursing Homes ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Senior Housing
A new survey conducted by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care unveiled some encouraging developments in the senior housing industry. The survey, which included responses from owners and executives of 39...more
Senior Housing News recently offered some insights into how senior living communities are addressing the desire of some residents to use marijuana in states where such use has been legalized, while also trying to avoid...more
11/21/2022
/ Baby Boomers ,
Biden Administration ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Elder Issues ,
Healthcare ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Recreational Use ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Senior Housing
Senior Housing News recently released a survey of leaders within the senior housing industry who, despite the headwinds of COVID and hiring stresses, are optimistic about the industry as we head into 2022. Of those surveyed,...more
For years, the senior living industry seems to have paid a lot of attention to ever-more-opulent facilities offering amenities akin to a five-star hotel. With those luxurious surroundings come high price tags which are out of...more
Courtesy of our friends at the Florida Senior Living Association: -
On August 16, 2021, AHCA’s Final Adopted Version of Rules 59A-36.007 .008, & .028, F.A.C., which implement HB 767 (2020) are effective.
Originally...more
The Florida Senior Living Association just released the results from a member survey on COVID-19 Vaccination Practices with interesting results...more
K4Connect recently released its “Summer Insights Report” extolling the values that technology can bring to senior living communities. While not surprising that a poll conducted by a company...more
A representative from specialty investment bank Ziegler recently sat down with Senior Housing News and explained how the fact that nearly half of all U.S. banks have been acquired or gone out of business in the last 20 years...more
Seemingly everywhere you go these days you hear about worker shortages – in restaurants, stores, factories – the list goes on and on. Not surprisingly, senior living communities and their operators are not immune from this...more
Sometimes a reminder is a good thing. With hurricane season here, and experts predicting it may be a busy one (although we hope not), now’s a good time to look back at a Senior Housing News article discussing the lessons...more
Florida Trend (citing the Tampa Bay Times) recently reported that while 93% of assisted living residents have received at least one dose of the COVD-19 vaccine, vaccination rates of staff are lagging across the state. ...more
Frustrated with what she viewed as a lack of transparency from her community’s leadership team to residents about COVID-19 and other matters, a resident took matters into her own hands by publishing a newsletter (“The Buzz”)...more
The impact of the COVID-19 Coronavirus is not limited to making it harder to sell a senior living community due to nervous buyers and lenders (although we are seeing a thaw). Senior Housing News reports that it has also...more
Since March, the Division of Emergency Management for the State of Florida has suspended visiting rights at senior living facilities due to the COVID-19 pandemic to all but “compassionate care” situations (i.e., end of life...more
The State of Florida appears finally ready to allow visitors to nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Soon after the initial outbreak of COVID-19, Florida had issued an emergency order prohibiting visitation to...more
A joint effort between SAGE (www.sageusa.org) and the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (www.HRC.org) is resulting in the creation of the “Long-Term Care Equality Index (LEI)”, which will measure how well senior living...more
Happy New Year! Did I Miss My Chance at Opportunity Zones?
Opportunity zones were introduced in 2017 as part of President Trump’s tax reform bill. Taxpayers with capital gains can receive several tax benefits if the...more
1/16/2020
/ Capital Gains ,
Commercial General Liability Policies ,
Community Development ,
Consumer Insurance Products ,
Copyright ,
Economic Development ,
Homeowners Association (HOA) ,
Investment Funds ,
IRS ,
Licensing Rules ,
Low Income Housing ,
Medicare ,
Multi-Family Development ,
Music Industry ,
Opportunity Zones ,
Public Performance Rights ,
Qualified Opportunity Funds ,
Real Estate Development ,
Real Estate Investments ,
Senior Housing ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Deferral ,
Tax Planning
In case you are not one of the over 3,000 people attending the 2019 NIC Fall Conference in Chicago, we thought we’d share a few observations with you:
Blue suits and brown shoes are in! Just from our causal observations of...more
Since the 1970s, Medicare beneficiaries have had the ability to receive Medicare benefits through private health plans (mainly Health Maintenance Organizations) as an alternative to the traditional Medicare program...more
Notwithstanding what we consider a well-reasoned and proper ruling by an Administrative Law Judge against Governor Scott’s emergency rule on generators and fuel, cautious senior living facility owners may still want to submit...more
10/31/2017
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs) ,
Disaster Preparedness ,
Elder Care ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Emergency Rule ,
Florida ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Nursing Homes
Last week, an Administrative Law Judge ruled against the governor and state agencies regulating senior housing communities, finding that the controversial emergency order did not address a true emergency and as written was...more
10/30/2017
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Bodily Injury ,
Elder Care ,
Elder Issues ,
Emergency Rule ,
Executive Orders ,
Florida ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hurricane Irma ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Long-Term Care ,
Negligence ,
Nursing Homes ,
Patient Rights ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Skilled Nursing Facility
Florida Argentum has worked with the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) and Florida Department of Elder Affairs (DOEA) to obtain clarification on several matters with respect to Governor Scott’s emergency...more
Following the tragic deaths of eight people at the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills in Broward County, Governor Rick Scott has directed the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) and Florida Department...more