Death penalty off table for accused senior living serial killer
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 28, 2023
A Texas district attorney has announced that he will not seek the death penalty for convicted murderer and accused senior living serial killer Billy Chemirmir, but the DA has not clarified the status of...
Welltower announces new senior living partner, new strategic adviser
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 17, 2023
Despite remaining “underwhelmed” by early-2022 results, Welltower CEO Shankh Mitra said Thursday that he’s pleased with the underlying improvements to the company’s operating platform and talent...
Legislation aims to ensure ‘fair and accurate’ Alzheimer’s treatment coverage decisions
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 21, 2023
Federal legislation that would prevent the federal government from imposing wide-reaching coverage restrictions on Alzheimer’s treatments was reintroduced last week, providing “fair and accurate”...
Staffing, cost of care, living conditions top bones of contention for prospective AL residents and operators,...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 18, 2023
As a wave of baby boomers continues to shape the senior living landscape, a new white paper looks at top concerns those prospective residents are raising in evaluating their options, and provides best...
Negligence lawsuit filed over resident hypothermia death that followed miscommunication
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 29, 2023
A Washington state-based senior living operator is being sued for negligence after a resident died after wandering into the cold following a miscommunication about his residence involving staff members.
Memory care program brings everyone along on residents’ ‘Journey’
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 28, 2024
A senior living healthcare consultant went “back to basics” with the rollout of a person-centered memory care neighborhood model that standardizes its approach to care delivery, practice and management.
$14.2 million destined for operators to sustain quality care, but some are denied
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 30, 2023
Certain assisted living and personal care homes, along with other long-term care facilities in Pennsylvania, will receive a portion of $14.2 million in federal funding that the state has received to help...
Proposal would increase funding, training for affordable senior housing service coordinators
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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.
OAA update includes ‘disappointing’ language that could burden providers, group says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 09, 2024
Some provisions in the most comprehensive update to the Older Americans Act in 36 years raise concerns about potentially stifling innovation and creating undue burdens on service providers, according to...
Provider’s intergenerational day care, preschool create awareness around senior living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 20, 2023
After six successful years of running an intergenerational day care program within a senior living community, Perry Lutheran Homes, Perry, IA, launched a new preschool program to further integrate into...