Prison sentences don’t reflect ‘horror’ doled out to workers by residential care facility owners,...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 10, 2023
Multi-year prison sentences on human trafficking and labor-related charges were handed down Wednesday for three members of a family that owned and operated adult residential care facilities in California.
Brio among ‘Best and Brightest’ employers
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 26, 2023
Chelsea/Grand Rapids, MI-based Brio Living Services, formerly known as United Methodist Retirement Communities & Porter Hills, is the only long-term care provider among the top 101 companies named to the...
Senior living community among ‘unwitting’ providers swept up in $114 million fake nursing degree...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 30, 2023
A New Jersey assisted living community was among many “unwitting healthcare providers” across the country duped into hiring more than 7,600 nurses with fake credentials due to a $114 million fraud...
These 5 states have the greatest job outlooks for RNs
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 07, 2023
Five states are projected to have the greatest projected increase in demand for registered nurses heading toward the next decade, according to a report published in Forbes.
Amazon the latest to offer clinicians an AI-driven note-taking tool
By
Aaron Dorman
Jul 28, 2023
A new tool from Amazon Web Service uses AI and speech recognition to transcribe patient/doctor visits and conversations.
Communication key to solving issues facing providers, legislators say
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 18, 2023
Communication is “the best way to make a difference” and address issues facing the assisted living industry, a state legislator told those attending a recent forum convened by the Florida Assisted...
Parts of Texas, Arkansas see greatest gains in per-capita income over 4 decades
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 08, 2023
Per-capita income rankings among the 110 largest metropolitan areas in the United States — areas with populations of 500,000 or more — have changed little since 1980, according to a recent blog post...
Commission says investing in direct care workforce is top priority
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 30, 2022
Higher wages and increased state funding are necessary to prioritize New Hampshire’s direct care workforce, according to industry advocates and experts.
3 keys to firming up staffing at your senior living community
By
Malinda Shultice, DHSc
Apr 24, 2023
With these three things, you’ll get agency staffing out of your building in a timely fashion. Take it from someone who has run a building and never used an agency for the duration of the pandemic.