Good Samaritan independent living units in Florida permanently ‘uninhabitable’ due to Hurricane Ian...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 21, 2022
Significant flooding damage to independent living units caused by Hurricane Ian is leading to the permanent closure of six neighborhoods at Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society–Kissimmee Village...
Senior living coalition calls on Congress to address workforce crisis
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 20, 2022
A coalition of senior living advocacy groups is calling on congressional leaders to build and train the workforce needed now — and into the future — to care for the nation’s rapidly growing aging...
It’s time to ‘go on offense’ and shift narrative on aging services: LeadingAge
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 19, 2022
DENVER — Two years ago, LeadingAge President and CEO Katie Smith Sloan said she saw the pandemic as “the moment we’ve been waiting for.” Now, she said Tuesday at the group’s Annual Meeting +...
Long-term care ‘still standing’ but in need of ‘reinforcements,’ LeadingAge chair says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 18, 2022
DENVER — Despite challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic, extreme weather and “cheap shots,” the long-term care sector is “still standing,” LeadingAge Board Chairman Mike King said during Monday’s...
NLRB extends comment period on proposed ‘joint employer’ standard
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 17, 2022
Senior living providers planning to submit comments on the proposed rule for determining “joint employer” status received the gift of time after the National Labor Relations Board extended the deadline...
City sides with music venue in asking court to overturn noise case favoring CCRC
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 17, 2022
An Arizona continuing care retirement community continues to lose local support in its fight with a neighboring concert venue over noise levels after city officials asked the court to reverse its previous...
More news for Friday, Oct. 14
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 14, 2022
First LGBTQ+ Medicare Advantage plan for older adults launches … $1 million grant aims to reduce fall risk in older adults … New model predicts five-year Alzheimer’s risk … Dietary habits at midlife...
Farm-to-table program takes dream to reality
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 12, 2022
Six years ago, Mike Scheff had a dream of having a real farm-to-table program at the Virginia continuing care retirement community where he is dining director.
Court weighs liability category in assisted living lawsuit
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 11, 2022
The Texas Supreme Court is weighing whether a lawsuit against an assisted living community over a resident’s fall should be considered a premises liability or healthcare liability claim. Their decision...
Accused senior living serial killer receives second capital murder conviction
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 10, 2022
A Dallas County grand jury took less than 30 minutes to hand accused senior living serial killer Billy Chemirmir his second capital murder conviction on Friday. The decision came in a trial related to...