New initiative unifies direct care workers and family caregivers to achieve better outcomes
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 27, 2023
A multi-year collaboration aims to strengthen the relationship between direct care workers and family caregivers by drawing attention to policy barriers, research needs and workforce initiatives.
859 senior living communities recognized by A Place for Mom in Best of Senior Living awards
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 08, 2023
More than 850 senior living communities are being recognized by A Place for Mom in its 2023 Best of Senior Living Awards.
Training, wage improvements necessary to increase supply of direct care workers, task force says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 20, 2022
Competitive compensation, skills training and job improvements are among the recommendations a state task force made to lawmakers to increase the supply of direct care workers in assisted living communities...
‘Compassion’ fund helps residents continue to ‘age well, live fully’
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 22, 2023
A faith-based senior living and care community in Virginia takes its mission of compassionate care seriously, creating a fund to keep residents in their homes there even when they outlive their resources.
Wrongful death lawsuit filed against assisted living owner, former employees following fatal fire
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 12, 2022
The mother of a volunteer firefighter killed during a March 2021 fire at a New York assisted living community has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the facility owners, former employees, city building...
Proposed merger vote delayed by DHC, OPI
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 31, 2023
Special shareholder meetings scheduled for Wednesday to vote on a proposed merger were delayed a week to allow Diversified Healthcare Trust and Office Properties Income Trust time to continue ongoing discussions...
UPDATED: COVID-related criminal charges dismissed against Silverado
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 26, 2023
“It’s a great day for the industry as a whole,” Silverado President, CEO and Chairman Loren Shook said Thursday in response to the dismissal of all criminal charges against the senior living operator...
Proposal would change COVID-19 reporting for assisted living providers
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 20, 2023
Assisted living communities and other congregate living settings would change how they report COVID-19 cases under a proposal by the Alabama Department of Public Health.
‘Alzheimer’s crisis’ intersecting with direct care workforce challenges, association says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 16, 2023
The nation is facing an “Alzheimer’s crisis” as the number of older adults in whom the disease is diagnosed continues to increase amid a shortage of direct care workers, according to the Alzheimer’s...
Assisted living provides value, satisfaction in long-term care continuum, industry advocates say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 26, 2024
The assisted living industry is fighting back against growing scrutiny over staffing challenges and what consumer groups and the lay media say is a cost structure that prices many older adults out of services...