Senior living occupancy on track for gain for 5th consecutive quarter
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 12, 2022
Senior living stabilized occupancy is on track for a gain for the fifth consecutive quarter, according to the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care intra-quarterly snapshot released last...
Assisted living communities should be integrated into greater community, report recommends
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 08, 2022
Assisted living communities and other congregate care settings are “vital” and should be more fully integrated into surrounding communities through short-term respite care, adult day services, and...
Assisted living operators eligible for $10 million in COVID relief funds
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 06, 2022
After being left out of multiple rounds of COVID-19 relief funding and “jealously” watching their skilled nursing counterparts have expenses reimbursed, Missouri’s assisted living and residential...
OSHA can issue COVID-19 healthcare standard on its own timeline: courts
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 30, 2022
The federal government can issue a permanent COVID-19 healthcare standard on its own timeline after an appellate court ruled against a group of unions hoping to expedite the process.
1.65 million Medicaid beneficiaries receive HCBS through waivers like those used in assisted living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 30, 2022
A total of 1.65 million Medicaid beneficiaries received home- and community-based services through section 1915(c) waiver programs in 2019, according to a report released Friday by the Centers for Medicare...
One key to attracting and keeping employees: Training
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 22, 2022
Beyond merely offering training programs, perhaps tailoring them to the wants and needs of potential and existing employees will draw them in and entice them to stay.
State allocates $1B+ for assistance to Medicaid, other program beneficiaries
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 17, 2022
Georgia Gov. Brian P. Kemp (R) has set aside more than $1 billion for the state Department of Human Services to provide cash assistance of up to $350 per active enrollee in Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition...
Western North Carolina sees first newly built CCRC in 20 years
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 16, 2022
Legacy at Mills River, projected to open in late 2024, will be the first new continuing care retirement community to be built in western North Carolina in more than 20 years.
Health and WELL-being for senior living operators
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Rachel Hodgdon
Aug 15, 2022
The research tells us that when we put people at the center of our decision-making, not only do they thrive, but so does the business.
Diversified Healthcare Trust senior living portfolio on path to stabilization: CEO
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 05, 2022
Diversified Healthcare Trust’s second-quarter results showed continued and encouraging recovery for the senior living portfolio, President and CEO Jennifer Francis said during Thursday’s earnings call.