2019 McKnight’s Women of Distinction Hall of Honor inductee Stephanie Harris, CEO and principal of Arrow Senior Living, recently sat down with McKnight’s Senior Living to discuss the growing role of...
UnitedHealth Group posts $1.2B loss related to Change Healthcare cyberattacks
By
Adam Healy
Apr 19, 2024
As Change Healthcare reels from ongoing cybersecurity breaches, UnitedHealth Group executives reassured stakeholders.
Wages increase 5 to 6 percent for assisted living direct care workers
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 26, 2024
Average wages for assisted living direct care workers — certified nursing assistants, registered nurses, licensed practical nurse, medication aides and resident assistants — have increased by 5% to...
Most think caregivers have ‘no promising way to develop or ascend’ career ladder, survey finds
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 26, 2023
Most Americans do not view a caregiving career as a path to personal fulfillment, according to a report from the nonprofit think tank FrameWorks Institute.
To attract home care employees, treat them like healthcare workers, expert says
By
Diane Eastabrook
Mar 31, 2021
The pandemic highlighted the numerous challenges the home care industry faces as the U.S. population ages, Robert Espinoza, PHI vice president of policy for the nonprofit PHI, which tracks the direct care...
Uber Caregiver launches insurance-covered service for older adults
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 21, 2024
Older adults may now be able to use their health plans to pay for rides to medical appointments and delivery of groceries through a new Uber Caregiver program being launched this summer.
Wearable gyroscope glove gets a grip on Parkinson’s tremors
By
Aaron Dorman
Jan 12, 2024
A new wearable glove prototype uses gyroscope technology to help address tremors in people living with Parkinson’s and others with similar symptoms.
FDA approves a new flu drug for first time in almost 20 years
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 30, 2018
The FDA’s approval of a new flu treatment preceded the release of independent study results indicating that only 41% of U.S. older adults have been vaccinated this year. Antiviral drugs are not a...
The ‘Walmart effect’ intensifies
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 16, 2016
In an environment where Walmart already is a threat to senior living staff recruiting and retention efforts, impending changes from the retailer should concern providers.
Operators need $100 billion to cover COVID costs, industry group says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 22, 2020
Assisted living and skilled nursing providers need $100 billion from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Provider Relief Fund to cover the “enormous costs associated with protecting...