Several HR-related legal challenges face senior living employers
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 03, 2024
Human resources issues in senior living aren’t limited to paying competitive wages to recruit and retain employees; an organization’s leaders may need to reassess their management strategies to navigate...
Arizona AL community turns over control to third party amid abuse, fraud allegations
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 26, 2024
An Arizona assisted living owner has turned over control of its community to a third-party receiver following allegations of elder abuse and consumer fraud.
Medicaid Access Rule shortcomings could decrease access to care, industry advocates say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 23, 2024
No guarantee exists that a final rule that the federal government promoted as increasing transparency in Medicaid payments and improving wages for direct care workers will accomplish either goal, senior...
First-quarter momentum allowing Sonida to ‘swiftly’ move into growth mode, execs say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 13, 2024
Sonida Senior Living ended the first quarter with significant momentum toward its growth goals and swiftly moved into growth mode in the second quarter, providing a “clear line of sight” into further...
Quality, safety, accountability vital, industry leaders say, as Washington Post report cites deaths at...
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Lois A. Bowers
Dec 18, 2023
Senior living industry leaders stressed their belief in the importance of quality, safety and accountability Sunday in response to a package of articles in the Washington Post titled “Memory Inc.,”...
Senior living industry moves toward rate integrity in wake of pandemic
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 06, 2024
The senior living industry enjoyed some “serious rate integrity” in the first quarter, according to data from 250 individual market surveys on communities across the nation.
Updated: 89 Holiday by Atria communities moving to 6 new operators, Welltower says
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Lois A. Bowers
Jun 03, 2024
Eighty-nine Holiday by Atria communities that are part of the portfolio of Toledo, OH-based real estate investment trust Welltower are transitioning to six other operators, the REIT announced Monday in...
Senior living ‘on the precipice of this defining moment,’ Argentum CEO says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 30, 2024
The senior living industry sits “on the precipice of this defining moment with significant challenges but also tremendous opportunities” to tell its story and help millions of older adults “live...
Support, data, immigration reform necessary to address caregiver workforce shortage
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 08, 2023
Supportive environments to increase retention, domestic and immigration policy reform, and solid data-gathering measures are among the recommendations coming out of a new report addressing the direct care...
‘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.