We know from previous research that stopping the spread of COVID in the greater community can help stop it within long-term care facilities. So is now the time to lift state-wide mask mandates and permit...
Deborah Birx: Long-term care must prepare for, protect against, prevent COVID-19
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 19, 2021
Providers must rally together to protect residents in senior living communities and nursing homes from COVID-19, former White House Coronavirus Task Force Coordinator Deborah Birx, M.D., said Wednesday.
Memory care worker pleads guilty to abuse after co-worker records her interactions with resident
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 11, 2017
A caregiver at a Minnesota assisted living community pleaded guilty to abuse of a vulnerable adult last week after a co-worker recorded her on a cellphone taunting, restraining and swearing at a resident...
Monitoring Provider Relief Fund will provide lessons, inform future policymaking: report
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 02, 2022
Given the “controversy” surrounding the $178 billion distributed through the COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund, monitoring the impact of the fund will provide valuable lessons for pandemic recovery and...
People in the news, Dec. 11
Dec 11, 2018
Appointments and promotions at Assisted Living Locators, Benchmark Senior Living, Integrace Copper Ridge, The New Jewish Home, Summit Vista and Swenson Healthcare.
Argentum conference to feature ‘Insights from the C-suite’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 12, 2017
Multiple sessions featuring panels of senior living leaders and a change to the Hero Awards presentation will be among the noticeable differences at this year’s Argentum Senior Living Executive Conference...
To understand what works, drill down
By
Jim Moore
Aug 01, 2015
It is generally recognized that the senior living business is becoming more complex with increasing need for operational sophistication and innovative best practices.
How 2 senior living providers solved their staffing challenges
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 26, 2021
Two senior living providers offered a look at different workforce solutions to address one of the sector’s top challenges, staffing, Thursday during a session at the 2021 Ziegler LeadingAge National...
Industry news, July 8
By
Phil Brahm
Jul 08, 2016
News from Acts Retirement-Life Communities, Amada Senior Care, Caddis, CareTrust REIT, Civitas Senior Living, McGowan Senior Care, Prevarian Senior Living, Spectrum Retirement Communities, Sunrise Senior...
A plan for America: Invest in our direct care workforce
By
Daniel R. Wilson
Mar 27, 2017
PHI has released recommendations to the Trump administration and Congress for meeting the need for more direct care workers to care for older Americans and people living with disabilities.