House Appropriations leader calls for immediate federal COVID-19 relief for senior living
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 04, 2020
A leader of the House Appropriations Committee has called on the Department of Health and Human Services to place senior living communities on the same playing field as nursing homes in the prioritization...
People in the news, July 28
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 28, 2020
Appointments and promotions at Anthem Memory Care, Bank Leumi USA, Cadence Living, Erdman, FaverGray, Heartis Yardley Senior Living, Inspir Carnegie Hill, Ryan Companies, Stonebridge at Montgomery, United...
CCRCs to participate in $3 million test of robots to curb resident loneliness, apathy
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 27, 2020
Two Ohio continuing care retirement communities will participate in a $3.13 million study testing whether socially assistive robots, some of which are shaped like animals, can encourage social interaction...
National core competency standards, training key to elevating direct care workers: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 20, 2020
Direct care workers remain undervalued in long-term care, according to a new report from PHI that calls for training and career advancement opportunities.
Meet Mandy Lynch, Rising Star honoree
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 16, 2020
Mandy Lynch, president and CEO, Providence Health Care, Saint Mary of the Woods, IN, is in the 2020 class of the McKnight’s Women of Distinction as a Rising Star.
Assisted living directors in CCRCs see 2.95% salary bump: report
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 15, 2020
Directors of assisted living / personal care in retirement homes enjoyed a 2.95% average salary increase from 2019 to 2020, with pay rising from $74,934 in 2019 to $77,142 in 2020, according to the “Continuing...
People in the news, July 14
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 14, 2020
Appointments and promotions at The Baptist Home, Cadence Living, Legend Senior Living, MEDNAX, Orchards Health Center, Retirement Unlimited Inc., Ventas, Waltonwood and Watercrest Senior Living Group.
New York assisted living communities adopt ‘new normal’ in reopening phase
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 10, 2020
As New York’s assisted living communities prepare for the next phase of reopening, they are adopting a “new normal” for operating that will include new best practices in the midst of the COVID-19...
Meet Sarah Randolph, Rising Star honoree
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 10, 2020
Sarah Randolph, executive director of Bridge Haven Memory Care, Lawrence, KS, is in the 2020 class of the McKnight’s Women of Distinction as a Rising Star.
Meet Pamela Maloney, Rising Star honoree
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 08, 2020
Pamela Maloney, director of marketing and technology at Senior Living Residences, is in the 2020 class of the McKnight’s Women of Distinction as a Rising Star.