Senior living-led philanthropic effort raises $150,000 in Ukraine aid
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 31, 2022
Senior Living Cares, a joint campaign of senior living-associated groups and CARE, has raised more than $150,000 to help older adults in Ukraine with food, shelter and supply needs.
OSHA accepting new comments on healthcare worker COVID-19 protection rule
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 23, 2022
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is accepting additional comments as it works to establish a final rule meant to protect assisted living and other healthcare workers from exposure to COVID-19...
Kathryn Roberts heads LeadingAge Board of Directors
Jan 07, 2016
Kathryn Roberts, Ph.D., president and CEO of Ecumen, assumed the chairwomanship of the LeadingAge Board of Directors on Jan. 1, having served as a board member for seven years.
House tax bill foes decry potential effects on seniors’ medical costs, housing
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 10, 2017
Advocates for senior living and affordable housing have expressed opposition to H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, proposed by Republicans in the House of Representatives, because it eliminates the medical...
U.S. News launches ‘Best Senior Living’ program
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 07, 2021
U.S. News & World Report has launched a “Best Senior Living” initiative with the goal of releasing inaugural listings for consumers in the first quarter of 2022. The program will cover individual...
After Supreme Court stay on COVID vaccination mandate, senior living industry touts own inoculation efforts
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 14, 2022
In the wake of Thursday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that reinstated a stay against the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s COVID-19 vaccination-and-testing mandate for employers with 100...
Sloan takes the stage at LeadingAge
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 02, 2015
Incoming President and CEO Katie Smith Sloan addressed attendees at a general session Monday that also included remarks by author Atul Gawande, M.D., and new board chair Kathryn Roberts as well as the...
Talent identification program builds internal pipeline of mid-level managers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 20, 2020
Employees are an organization’s most important resources, and Minnesota-based Presbyterian Homes & Services has found a process to identify up-and-coming talent and develop mid-level managers within...
Leaders share ways to minimize risk in senior living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 13, 2016
Senior living operators are taking several approaches to minimize payment and outcomes-related risk, participants in a panel discussion told National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care CEO Robert...
LeadingAge CAST updates telehealth selection tool
May 18, 2017
The LeadingAge Center for Aging Services Technologies has updated its telehealth and remote patient monitoring selection tool with five new telehealth products/vendors and two new case studies.