Bill promises ‘generational investment’ in senior living and care workforce
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 17, 2024
Proposed federal legislation would make a “generational investment” in the senior living and care workforce at a time when the aging population is growing exponentially and an increasing number of...
Bill addresses isolation prevention, but that’s already ‘extensively covered,’ industry experts...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 20, 2023
A bill recently introduced by Ohio lawmakers seeks to prevent pandemic-related isolation of residents in assisted living and other congregate living settings from ever happening again. But industry advocates...
Bill would require senior living communities to recognize essential caregivers
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 14, 2023
A proposed bill in Illinois would allow residents of senior living communities and other congregate long-term care settings to continue receiving essential care from a designated support person despite...
Residency should not determine access to emergency services, including lift assists, leaders say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 07, 2024
The senior living industry is pushing back against a Washington Post story about senior living providers’ use of 911 for lift assists, saying that where an older adult lives should not determine whether...
Assisted living represents savings opportunities, provider group tells Congress
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 25, 2023
Assisted living provides a value proposition that could reduce federal spending and improve quality of life for older adults, Argentum President and CEO James Balda said in a letter this week to congressional...
Assisted living model could be threatened by long-term care workforce proposal
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 30, 2024
A proposed federal bill includes substantial new funding for long-term care workforce development, but it potentially threatens the assisted living model by including the setting with more clinical ones,...
Clearing immigration’s ‘insurmountable roadblocks’ a chance to address worker shortages, industry...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 15, 2022
Clearing “insurmountable roadblocks” to immigration would help address critical workforce shortages in the senior living industry, an industry leader told the Senate Judiciary subcommittee in response...
Proactive risk management means resident, family expectations management, attorney says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 16, 2023
Being proactive in risk management by understanding resident and family expectations can go a long way for senior living operators in limiting losses, claims and grievances. That’s according to Rebecca...
New infection prevention course ‘uniquely tailored’ to assisted living direct care workers
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 01, 2023
A first-of-its-kind infection prevention course “uniquely tailored” to assisted living direct care workers is now available through a partnership between Argentum and epidemiology experts.
Senior living coalition calls on Congress to address workforce crisis
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 20, 2022
A coalition of senior living advocacy groups is calling on congressional leaders to build and train the workforce needed now — and into the future — to care for the nation’s rapidly growing aging...