Self-assessments can help providers survive and thrive
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 11, 2023
Consolidation in the long-term care sector is occurring at a more rapid pace than in the past. One business expert advises senior living and other owners and operators not to wait too long to explore potential...
Brookdale keeps COVID cases under 1% but sees occupancy decline, calls for government aid
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 07, 2020
Less than 1% of residents at the country’s largest senior living operator have tested positive for COVID-19, but the virus has still affected occupancy rates, according to Brookdale Senior Living...
Life services focus needed as senior living customer base changes: speakers
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 03, 2020
The demands of the senior living customer base are changing, and providers need to support a holistic approach to services — including emotional, social and experiential life services — to help future...
Silver lining of Build Back Better bill collapse: opportunities for improvements, providers say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 21, 2021
With Democrats’ plans to vote on the $2 trillion Build Back Better social spending bill derailed by a surprise “no vote” announcement from Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), the senior living and care industry...
High vaccination rates, workforce recovery signal signs of positivity: Sabra CEO
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 23, 2022
High COVID-19 vaccination rates and the workforce’s recovery from omicron infections are positive signs as the senior living and care sector climbs back to pre-pandemic occupancy levels, according to...
Senior living provider takes COVID vaccinations into its own hands with certification
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 03, 2021
A Fort Worth, TX-based senior living owner and operator is taking COVID-19 vaccination into its own hands, becoming certified by the Lone Star State to directly vaccinate its residents, employees and essential...
Operator cites pandemic in ending assisted living services
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 25, 2022
A California senior living community is blaming the pandemic in announcing the end of its assisted living services after 60 years.
Senior living industry breathes sigh of relief over Provider Relief monies, asks HHS to pay up
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 12, 2021
With Senate passage of the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal on Tuesday, the senior living industry is breathing a sigh of relief that Provider Relief Funds emerged unscathed.
Some senior living operators add vaccine access to marketing toolkits to help rebuild occupancy
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 25, 2021
As the COVID-19 pandemic sends occupancy rates plummeting in senior living communities, some operators are adding vaccine access to their marketing toolbox in a bid to entice prospective residents and...
As long-term care job vacancies approach 30 percent, report suggests solutions
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 08, 2022
As workforce vacancies near 30% among Wisconsin long-term care operators, a new report from a coalition of provider organizations recommends funding sustainability, certification flexibility and compassion...