Current federal efforts targeting care economy ‘miss the mark,’ industry advocates say
By
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...
States need to step up with pandemic relief for senior living, Argentum tells governors
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 16, 2022
It’s time for states to step up and provide more pandemic-related relief to senior living communities, Argentum President and CEO James Balda told the National Governors Association on Monday.
Administrator, staff dementia training, exam proposed for assisted living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 10, 2023
Some assisted living community administrators and state members would be required to undergo training on providing care for residents with cognitive impairment under a proposed bill in the Texas Legislature.
Long-term care workforce shortages worst in all of healthcare, provider groups say as Senate committee...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 17, 2023
Healthcare workforce shortages were front and center at Thursday’s Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing, and senior living industry advocates made their voices heard.
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...
$35,000 sign-on bonuses offered for RNs in Bassett Healthcare Network
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 04, 2023
Cooperstown, NY-based Bassett Healthcare, which includes two skilled nursing facilities and an enriched housing/assisted living residence, is upping the ante for 90 days to attract workers.
Senators ask for federal study of assisted living, seek consumer feedback, ponder oversight
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 26, 2024
The spotlight on the assisted living industry got a little hotter on Thursday as congressional leaders called for a government study on industry pricing and transparency, announced a website and email...
Alzheimer’s Association calls for federal involvement to increase dementia care workforce, training...
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 29, 2024
“Congress should consider the steps it can take at the federal level, including expanding the necessary workforce and improving dementia training standards and access,” as part of efforts to “help...
‘Real solutions’ for long-term care needed from legislators, industry leader says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 18, 2022
Saying that long-term care is at a “crisis point,” LeadingAge is urging lawmakers to deliver “real solutions” for older adults and their caregivers in senior living and across the long-term care...
Brookdale’s staffing algorithm under fire for alleged chronic understaffing of communities
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 02, 2024
One national senior living company’s staffing algorithm drew repeated complaints from building managers for failing to capture the nuances of caring for older adults, leading to residents going without...