Proposed nursing home staffing mandate would hurt senior living providers ‘fishing from the same...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 07, 2023
CHICAGO — Even though the staffing mandate proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services directly would apply only to nursing homes, senior living providers as well as providers across the...
Senior living advocates ask Congress to expand college savings plans to fund career-related expenses
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 24, 2024
A coalition of almost 800 nonprofit organizations, businesses and associations — including several in senior living — is urging Congress to include a bipartisan bill expanding eligible uses of college...
National alliance advocates for $82 million to support 2 federal healthcare workforce programs
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 07, 2023
An alliance of national organizations focused on workforce challenges in senior living and other long-term care settings is asking Congress to almost double funding for two federal programs dedicated to...
Bill proposes study of effects of price gouging on providers during pandemic
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 02, 2022
A proposed bill calling for a study of how healthcare providers have been affected by price gouging by temporary staffing agencies during the COVID-19 pandemic was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives...
Proposed bill ‘great first step’ toward addressing long-term care workforce challenges
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 10, 2021
A bill to reauthorize funding for programs that prevent elder abuse also would provide $400 million annually for states to enhance education and training for direct care workers in long-term care settings.
Workforce crisis not expected to improve any time soon: expert
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 03, 2021
Kentucky’s long-term care facilities are facing a workforce crisis that has 57% of operators concerned they may have to close facilities.
Payment, regulatory and staffing reforms could emerge from effort to ‘reimagine’ care for older adults
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 15, 2021
Aging and caregiving experts are engaging in a year-long national dialogue to explore the future of long-term care, including innovative ways to expand the direct care workforce, increase home- and community-based...
Senior living to benefit from $2.1 billion CDC investment in infection prevention, control
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 21, 2021
A $2.1 billion federal investment in infection prevention and control measures across the healthcare continuum — including $500 million for long-term care strike teams — is welcome news to the senior...
Demand for senior housing driving accelerated move-in pace: NIC
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 13, 2021
Demand for senior housing and care continues to increase despite rising COVID-19 cases. That’s according to the latest executive survey from the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.
Lingering pandemic-related costs slow operating margin growth: NIC
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 11, 2022
As occupancy recovery in senior living continues and the pandemic eases, increasing operating expenses may limit the growth of operating margins in the next six months, according to the National Investment...