Staff development helps combat high cost of turnover
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 30, 2024
Although workforce challenges in senior living abound — including the high cost of turnover — there are “bright spots illuminating a path forward,” according to the findings of a new workforce...
Meet Becky Bodie, 2024 Hall of Honor inductee
By
Josh Henreckson
Jul 29, 2024
Becky Bodie, executive vice president and chief operating officer at Diversicare Healthcare Services in Brentwood, TN, is a Hall of Honor inductee in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
People in the news, July 23
By
Eliza Mattson
Jul 23, 2024
Appointments and promotions at AHEPA Senior Living, Anthem Memory Care, BKV Group, Goodwin Living, Knollwood, Massachusetts Assisted Living Association, Watermark Retirement Communities, Volante Senior...
USDA toughens rules on salmonella in poultry
Jul 30, 2024
Chicken, turkey and other poultry might get a little safer after new rules to limit salmonella proposed Monday by the US Department of Agriculture.
Key strategies for a happier senior care team
By
Richard Birke
Aug 01, 2024
Managing a diverse workforce in the challenging environment of long-term care requires a high degree of leadership skill. Residents’ and patients’ lives, and the quality of their lives, depend...
Good Samaritan’s pending deal for second portfolio helps it close on midway point of massive reorganization
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 29, 2024
Leaders of the Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society will be on the ground in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas this week, beginning the transition of another dozen long-term care facilities to new operators...
Earnings calls wrap-up: Welltower, LTC Properties
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 31, 2024
Welltower and LTC Properties reported second-quarter earnings to investors and analysts on Tuesday.
Greystone joins University Retirement Communities website as latest resource partner
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 23, 2024
Greystone, a national senior living adviser, has signed on as the newest resource partner with UniversityRetirementCommunities.com.
Meet Sharon Eyster, 2024 Hall of Honor inductee
By
Josh Henreckson
Jul 30, 2024
Sharon Eyster, vice president of operations/chief operating office at United Church of Christ Homes in Camp Hill, PA, is a Hall of Honor inductee in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
Proposed long-term care oversight package brings mixed bag for assisted living
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 24, 2024
Legislation aiming to improve quality and oversight of senior living communities and nursing homes in Massachusetts being seen as a mixed bag by one assisted living association.