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Senior Living Operators Can Compete on Affordability When Home Care Costs Are Accurately Compared, Industry Report Shows

Senior living communities match or undercut home care costs for aging adults requiring more than basic assistance, yet 59% of potential residents believe facilities are unaffordable, according to a May 2026 American Seniors Housing Association report prepared with ATI Advisory and separate consumer

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The Decision-Maker Mismatch: Why Your Home Care Marketing Speaks to the Wrong Audience in the Family Unit

Sixty-three million Americans provided unpaid eldercare in 2025, per AARP’s national caregiving survey. That population drives the actual buying decision for home care services, yet agencies consistently address “families” as a monolith.

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Assisted Living Provider Publishes Educational Content Targeting Family Decision-Making Pain Point

Educational content addressing when families should consider assisted living for an aging relative appeared May 22 on WACH, published by Still Hopes, a South Carolina life plan community, according to the sponsored article. The piece identifies seven warning signs including medication management pro

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Utah Nursing Home Staffing Shortfalls Leave Residents at Risk as Federal Minimum Standards Expire

Approximately one-third of Utah’s 97 nursing homes currently hold “below average” or “much below average” staffing ratings from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, according to federal data reviewed by Fox 13 News in a May 20 investigation. The federal government recently repealed Biden-

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Senior Living Operators Face Projected Shortfall of 512,000 Licensed Care Staff as Rural Markets Report Double-Digit Nursing Gaps

Senior living operators confronted projections this week showing a combined shortfall of 193,100 registered nurse positions, 245,950 licensed practical nurse positions, and 73,000 certified nursing assistant openings by 2028 through 2038, according to federal Bureau of Labor Statistics data and Heal

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Senior Living Report Documents $340 Monthly Healthcare Cost Reduction Tied to Social Connection Programs

Argentum and LifeLoop published a report May 12 positioning social wellness as essential health infrastructure, citing peer-reviewed research that senior living residents incur approximately $340 lower per-member-per-month healthcare costs and experience 18 percent fewer hospitalizations compared to

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States Explore Skill-Based Medicaid Rates for Home Care Workers in Reimbursement Model Shift

Several U.S. states are exploring tiered Medicaid reimbursement structures that would pay home care agencies based on caregiver skill levels rather than hours of service delivered, according to analysis published in MedCity News on May 10. The shift represents a departure from standardized home- and

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