Empowering ‘deeply undervalued’ caregivers would improve ‘lifeline for older adults’
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 28, 2024
Direct care workers and family caregivers remain “deeply undervalued” and often overlooked despite calls for investment in the care economy, according to the authors of a new report.
Educating policymakers about senior living important, provider says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 27, 2024
Once Merrill Gardens President Tana Gall found her voice in advocacy, she said, she became “attached” to telling senior living’s story.
Senior living operator opens state’s first elder abuse sanctuary, part of a growing network
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 25, 2024
With statistics showing that one in 10 older adults in the United States is a victim of elder abuse, Delaware is joining a growing network committed to sheltering those victims and helping them on the...
Murder charge faces assisted living operator for death of resident
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 24, 2024
An operator of several unlicensed assisted living homes in Texas previously charged with abandoning a resident now is facing a murder charge after another resident’s death was ruled a homicide.
Lack of sales presence for overnight and weekend calls by prospects leads to poor first impressions
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 17, 2024
A lack of sales staffing — or even backup staff — overnight and on weekends is leading to poor impressions of senior living communities, with 32% of prospective residents saying they would not consider...
Senior living can improve dementia care coordination, management for residents as GUIDE program partners
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 14, 2024
The nation’s population of older adults — particularly those living with dementia — largely went unnoticed by the population at large for a long time, but the growing numbers of these individuals...
Assisted living caregiver receives felony conviction in freezing death of resident
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 11, 2024
An assisted living caregiver who received a felony conviction last week in the exposure death of an 82-year-old resident will be sentenced next month for “reckless” failure to prevent the woman from...
Master plan on aging fails to ensure ‘robust’ long-term care continuum that includes senior living,...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 10, 2024
Pennsylvania’s master plan on aging, although well-intended, focuses most of its attention on home care and community services and falls short of ensuring a “robust” long-term care continuum for...
Assisted living will help shape Louisiana’s dementia response plans
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 06, 2024
Legislative action creating a coordinated response to Alzheimer’s and dementia in Louisiana is being called a “commendable” step toward addressing the needs of those affected by the disease. And...
Federal health IT strategy must include senior living, coalition says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 05, 2024
The federal government should integrate the needs and requirements of senior living and other long-term care providers into its health IT strategy to address the varying needs and complexities of the residents...