Senior living occupancy increases for third quarter in a row, led by assisted living
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 08, 2022
Occupancy in senior living communities in the first quarter increased for the third quarter in a row, according to NIC MAP data released Thursday afternoon related to the 31 primary markets that NIC MAP...
12 tips for recruiting and retaining staff members
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 28, 2022
At what National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care President and CEO Brian Jurutka said was “probably the most important session” at the group’s Spring Conference, four speakers shared...
Building back occupancy will be a balancing act: speakers
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 25, 2022
However long it takes, the process of building back occupancy will take new approaches, according to speakers at the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care Spring Conference.
OSHA accepting new comments on healthcare worker COVID-19 protection rule
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 23, 2022
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is accepting additional comments as it works to establish a final rule meant to protect assisted living and other healthcare workers from exposure to COVID-19...
Healthcare professionals’ mental health, job satisfaction focus of new law
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 22, 2022
A bipartisan bill signed into law Friday by President Biden aims to reduce and prevent suicide, burnout, and mental and behavioral health conditions among healthcare professionals.
New law toughens background checks, requirements for assisted living facility certificates
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 22, 2022
A new law in Arizona is meant to strengthen background checks for those applying for assisted living facility certificates or nursing care administrator licenses through the state’s Board of Nursing...
These medical innovations are good news for aging adults
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 07, 2022
Sepsis, prostate cancer, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes, hypertension. These are some of the conditions that will benefit from medical advancements noted on the Cleveland Clinic’s recently announced...
What the CDC’s new masking guidance means for long-term care
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 28, 2022
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday that it is “updating its framework to monitor the level of COVID-19 in communities,” which it uses to make recommendations on masking...
McKnight’s announces second class of Veteran VIPs in Women of Distinction awards
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 24, 2022
Twelve women working in senior living, skilled nursing or home care are being announced today as Veteran VIPs and will be feted May 12 as part of the fourth annual McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards,...
Brookdale sees 10 months of occupancy growth, sets labor, occupancy goals for 2022
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 16, 2022
Entering 2022 having experienced 10 months of sequential weighted average occupancy growth, Brentwood, TN-based Brookdale Senior Living has identified strategies to improve occupancy further as well as...