The work of R. Tamara Konetzka, PhD, resonates in the improved care and conditions for the hundreds of thousands of seniors living and recovering in long-term care facilities.
Occupancy, margin recovery focus for 2024: Brookdale CEO
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 09, 2024
Brookdale Senior Living entered 2024 with a clear vision and an intense focus on recovering pre-pandemic occupancy and margins, which resulted in “meaningful positive outcomes” across its key strategic...
Esther Kamara-Conteh’s life has taken her from Sierra Leone in West Africa to New York and beyond.
Meet Mark Baiada, 2024 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards ‘Inspiration’ honoree
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Jessica R. Towhey
May 03, 2024
What does it feel like to give away $20 million? Mark Baiada, founder and chairman of the Board at BAYADA Home Health Care, knows because that’s what he did six years ago.
All signs point to ‘more robust’ senior living market, LTC Properties CEO says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 01, 2024
“The seniors housing and care industry is on a promising upturn after setbacks related to COVID,” Westlake Village, CA-based real estate investment trust LTC Properties Chairman and CEO Wendy Simpson...
Current federal efforts targeting care economy ‘miss the mark,’ industry advocates say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 10, 2024
As a kickoff to Caregivers Month, President Biden spoke Tuesday about the “care economy” at Washington, DC’s Union Station, celebrating the contributions of care workers across the country. Senior...
More news for Friday, March 29
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 29, 2024
Lutheran Senior Services / Diakon agreement forms one of largest US nonprofit LTC organizations … CMS releases Medicare, Medicaid enrollment figures … CMS issues new guidance, other resources related...
More news for Thursday, March 28
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 28, 2024
Study IDs older adult subgroups at high risk of multimorbidity … AMDA changes name to PALTMed to be more inclusive … 2 charged with locking residents in unlicensed residential care home
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Mar 26, 2024
Appointments, promotions and other news at AARP, Edgemere, Health Dimensions Group, Massachusetts Assisted Living Association, and Watermark Retirement Communities.
More news for Monday, March 25
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 25, 2024
Phillip Esormes’ fraud case presents lessons for assisted living operators … COVID-19 had a greater effect on life expectancy than previously believed: study … Life expectancy increased from...