Resident satisfaction key to improving quality of life in long-term care facilities: researchers
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 11, 2023
Elevating the role of resident satisfaction measures — and standardizing those models — leads to quality care improvement in senior living communities and other long-term care facilities, according...
Proposed initiative effectively would kill long-term care payroll tax program
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 06, 2024
A new initiative “cleverly framed to sound like a reasonable change” to allow people to opt out of Washington state’s long-term care insurance program would effectively kill the program and take...
$290,000 grant supports emergency preparedness efforts in assisted living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 15, 2023
Boosting emergency preparedness plans for Virginia’s assisted living communities and nursing facilities is the goal of a pilot program.
Aegis Living, SLR recognized for achieving elevated memory care standards
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 26, 2024
Two assisted living and memory care providers have earned certifications for meeting elevated standards of care for people living with dementia.
COVID-19 healthcare standards must reflect current stage of pandemic, industry group says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 06, 2023
As the federal government mulls a forthcoming final healthcare standard on COVID-19, one senior living advocacy group is pushing for consistent protocols that recognize the current stage of the pandemic.
Survey reveals list of must-haves for potential CCRC residents
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 19, 2022
Continuing care retirement community operators considering near- and mid-term investments, amenities and programming should look to ensure healthy aging offerings are in the mix, according to a new survey...
Proposal would allow CNAs to train in assisted living communities
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 09, 2023
Regulatory changes proposed by the Virginia Board of Nursing are aimed at removing barriers to training and improving the hiring process for certified nurse aides in the commonwealth. If approved, CNAs...
Senior living ‘SuperAgers’ among recruits for study on ‘exceptional longevity’
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 02, 2023
Two Kisco Senior Living communities are part of an initiative to better understand the biological and genetic underpinnings of “exceptional longevity.”
Today’s employees looking for ‘a little bit more’ than pizza parties
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 15, 2023
Brainstorming ways to recognize employees in an effort to boost retention rates? Forget the pizza party, one researcher says. Today’s employees are looking for a little bit more.
State compliance status could affect assisted living providers that provide HCBS
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 20, 2023
Assisted living operators that provide home- and community-based services to residents who are Medicaid beneficiaries could be affected as states continue to come into compliance with the provisions of...