Partnership leads to scholarship opportunity at Granger Cobb Institute for Senior Living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 19, 2024
The LCS Foundation has announced a partnership with the Granger Cobb Institute for Senior Living to provide an annual scholarship to add more professionals to the senior living profession.
NLRB releases new joint-employer standard amid senior living opposition
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 27, 2023
The new joint-employer standard released Thursday by the National Labor Relations Board will present greater risk for employers that contract with services providers, “creating greater liability for...
In DEIB initiatives, senior living must shift focus to fostering inclusive environments, survey finds
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 18, 2024
A significant number of senior living companies have implemented diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging programs in the past year, indicating that more owners and operators are “leaning in” to...
Aging services coalition urges passage of veterans assisted living legislation
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 21, 2024
A coalition of long-term care, veterans and Alzheimer’s organizations joined in urging Congress to pass legislation expanding access to assisted living settings for eligible veterans.
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,...
Argentum joins housing coalition targeting bipartisan solutions for affordability, supply
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 27, 2023
Argentum has joined a coalition of housing providers working to advocate for policies to address the nation’s housing supply and affordability.
Researchers implore policymakers to consider assisted living’s ‘unique’ structure before potentially...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 20, 2024
A team of researchers embarking on a four-year study into understanding the characteristics of assisted living communities that are targets for private equity investment — and how those acquisitions...
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...
Federal nursing home staffing mandate will siphon workers from senior living, groups fear
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 23, 2024
A federal nursing home staffing mandate will siphon workers from assisted living and other long-term care settings, in the long run limiting access to care and services, according to senior living experts...
Active adult consumers want a sense of community but are open to senior living if the need arises
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 23, 2024
Although some older adults choose active adult communities over independent living or continuing care retirement / life plan communities, the active adult sector does not appear to be “poaching” large...