Many of your employees sure could use some debt relief. If you happen to be the agent of such assistance, you’d be more than a benevolent soul. You also might be the operator whose recruitment and retention...
Gardening goals
By
Caroline Szachnowski
May 19, 2021
In accordance with the spring season, two senior living communities are cultivating their green thumbs for the greater good. Find out more, and learn how to submit your photos!
Senior living CEO aims to reach 100,000 older adults through memory care program
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 19, 2021
With a goal of reaching 100,000 older adults by 2023, Goodwin House Inc. partnered with George Mason University to study the effect of its StrongerMemory Program on cognitive ability, memory retrieval...
OSHA, EEOC reviewing CDC guidance
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 19, 2021
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission are reviewing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s new guidelines about mask-wearing before releasing...
California budget includes $3.8 billion to build ‘age-friendly’ state for older adults
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 18, 2021
Revisions to California’s 2021–2022 budget include $3.8 billion in new funding to build an “age-friendly” state that supports older adults through a Master Plan for Aging.
Nation’s largest nurses union takes aim at CDC over new mask guidance
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 18, 2021
National Nurses United (NNU) slammed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on its new COVID-19 guidance.
Pandemic means 41,000 fewer senior housing units could be needed: analysis
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 18, 2021
COVID-19 deaths have curtailed short-term supply needs for senior housing. The projected senior housing units needed to serve those 85 or older in 2021 are less than pre-pandemic estimates by as many as...
Legislation would require life plan community transparency
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 18, 2021
Proposed legislation in New Mexico would require life plan community operators to be more upfront with investors about community finances.
How a Caregiver of the Year found his calling at age 60
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 17, 2021
It might have been fate or perhaps divine intervention that led Bill Glover to caregiving at age 60.
Seniors retiring early could adversely affect long-term care bottom line
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 17, 2021
Senior living communities could see a reduction in move-ins in coming years as people retire early but with inadequate savings to cover their later-in-life needs, according to a Bloomberg opinion piece.