$1.2 billion healthcare worker bonus program targets employee retention
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 08, 2022
After announcing a $1.2 billion healthcare worker bonus program in early August, New York state has updated its program guidance and extended the grace period for submitting claims during the first vesting...
What one does while sitting could affect dementia risk: study
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 24, 2022
What a person does while sitting matters, according to a new study looking at the effects of physical and mental activity on dementia risk.
Life plan community to provide dementia de-escalation training, simulations
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 05, 2022
A Virginia life plan community will use a local grant to train emergency responders and older adult service providers on dementia behavior de-escalation practices, while also exposing their staff to what...
Brightview named to People’s 2022 Companies that Care list
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 09, 2022
Brightview Senior Living for the second consecutive year has earned a spot on the People Companies that Care list, which honors the top companies in the country deemed to have demonstrated respect for...
Senior living provider cites federal immunity protections in COVID-related lawsuit
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 18, 2022
A senior living provider being sued over the COVID-19 deaths of a former resident couple maintains that it is covered by federal immunity protections for healthcare workers and that the lawsuit should...
Hawaii has highest life expectancy: CDC
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 25, 2022
For operators factoring resident longevity into their development plans, Hawaii is a prime location. The Aloha State had the overall longest life expectancy from birth of all states in 2020, at 80.7 years,...
HVAC systems must be adapted to lower risk of infectious diseases, EPA expert says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 14, 2022
Building HVAC systems weren’t necessarily designed to help protect against infectious diseases, but senior living providers can adapt those systems to provide increased protections to occupants, according...
Anthem becomes first stand-alone memory care operator to achieve WELL Health-Safety Rating
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 19, 2022
Lake Oswego, OR-based Anthem Memory Care has become the first stand-alone memory care provider to achieve recognition at all of its communities for the company’s commitment to promoting a safer and healthier...
A spokesperson for Atria Senior Living told McKnight’s Senior Living that the provider is offering “sincerest condolences” to the family of a 93-year-old resident who died after mistakenly being...
Study pinpoints factors tied to COVID deaths in healthcare workers
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 19, 2022
Pre-existing chronic conditions were the most important predictor of COVID-19 deaths, investigators say. But unlike the general population, worker deaths only peaked once.