October 2018
How Does Your Average Length of Stay Compare?
A ccording to the Illumination 2016 Analytics’ 10-year analysis, as presented at the Argentum Senior Living Executive Conference in May 2016, the average length of stay in Assisted Living is 22 months. How does your community stack up to that? 
We would love to know what your average length of stay is - contribute to our Anonymous SURVEY and compare to other communities:
The 90+ Club at Realife of Phalen Village . (Pictured l-r): Betty H. 90, Helen B. 90, Certified Personal Trainer - Jess Teed, Edna D. 95 and Lorraine A. 96
Live 2 B Healthy® has been conducting on-site senior fitness classes in senior living communities since 2008. In all of our classes, we conduct ongoing fitness tests, and keep attendance records. Using the data that we have collected over the past 10 years, we have accumulated the following statistics on Length of Stay for seniors who have been attending our Live 2 B Healthy ® classes.  
As you can see from the chart above, assisted living residents who regularly participate in our classes stay an average of over 32 months . Among assisted living participants who have been attending for over 3 years, that number jumps to almost 44 months – that’s twice the national average! 
What kind of difference could
increasing your average Length of Stay by at least 6 months
make to your community’s bottom line?
Providing a preventative program that is known to keep individuals strong and healthy, and significantly prevent illnesses and falls, can reduce associated expenses being paid by senior living communities. It is generally less expensive to care for healthier residents. The healthier the residents are, the less turnover there is with residents by allowing them to stay in the community longer and stay out of the hospital.
Contra Costa County, CA Regional Owner Joe Bettencourt and Trainer Coordinator Austin VanDyke pose with Fitness Fan, Jan, a resident of The Heritage Downtown in Walnut Creek, CA.
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