State high court decisions keep COVID immunity in play but define scope
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 14, 2023
Connecticut’s highest court has offered a mixed ruling for a nursing home that sought dismissal of a wrongful death suit under a state provision limiting COVID-era liability. The rulings put senior...
Business briefs, Aug. 14
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 14, 2023
Nursing home, adult care costs made historic jump … Senior living occupancy continues to recover due to supply and demand … HHS’ $100 million in nursing program grants to have limited impact on LTC...
Proposal would increase funding, training for affordable senior housing service coordinators
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 11, 2023
A new bill intended to expand and improve service coordination programs in affordable housing was introduced this week, adding a potential funding mechanism for tax credit-financed housing.
Court approves class action status for assisted living staffing lawsuit
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 09, 2023
An appellate court has granted class certification to residents alleging that a senior living operator used deceptive practices by falsely promising to adequately staff its communities to meet resident...
Employer COVID-19 vaccine mandates significantly increase uptake with little effect on staffing: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 08, 2023
An employee mandate led to a “significant” increase in COVID-19 vaccine uptake with little effect on staffing in a multi-state network of continuing care retirement communities studied by researchers,...
People in the news, Aug. 8
Aug 08, 2023
Appointments, promotions and other news at DIGroup Architecture, Erickson Senior Living, FellowshipLife, Hebrew SeniorLife, Integral Senior Living, Kendal, Massachusetts Assisted Living Association, Meth-Wick...
Workforce training program being evaluated by LeadingAge LTSS Center
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 08, 2023
The LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston has been selected to evaluate the three-year Gateway-In Project, a workforce training initiative designed by LeadingAge California.
Career ladder programs help providers keep workers, expert says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 02, 2023
With a workforce now dominated by millennials and Gen Z, professional development has overtaken communication as the top concern among senior living employees, according to one expert.
Oral probenecid cuts time to viral clearance in COVID-19
Aug 01, 2023
The median time to viral clearance was significantly shorter for 500 and 1,000 mg probenecid versus placebo.
Senior living workforce programs gain support in bipartisan Senate spending bill
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 31, 2023
Following a “deeply partisan” spending proposal from the House of Representatives that gutted workforce development programs, senior living advocates are praising a Senate bipartisan spending bill...