Feds aim to strengthen immigrant workforce, but do plans go far enough for long-term care?
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 30, 2023
New federal plans to strengthen the country’s immigrant workforce might bring the long-term care sector one step closer to alleviating its workforce shortage. But some wonder whether the plans go far...
More news for Thursday, Jan. 26
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 26, 2023
Senior living resident died from drinking cleaning fluid, not eating Cheetos: coroner … GAO details HHS COVID-19 funds for older adults, congregate settings … JAMA study: Pandemic disrupted dementia...
OSHA ponders workplace violence protections for senior living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 24, 2023
A rule to address workplace violence in assisted living communities and some other long-term care and healthcare settings is under consideration by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
People in the news, Jan. 17
Jan 17, 2023
Appointments, promotions and other news at Acts Retirement–Life Communities, American Healthcare REIT, Benchmark Senior Living, Country Meadows, Erickson Senior Living, Health Dimensions Group, Health...
Kramer named McKnight’s Pinnacle Career Achievement Award winner
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 11, 2023
Robert G. Kramer, the entrepreneurial thought leader who created a forum for investors in long-term care and revolutionized the use of data in the space, has been chosen as the 2023 Career Achievement...
Immigration policy proposals encouraging as staffing solution, senior living provider groups say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 11, 2023
As senior living providers continue to face severe workforce shortages, advocacy groups are encouraged by steps taken by the Biden administration to address immigration.
Social isolation contributes to increased likelihood of dementia: study
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 11, 2023
Social isolation is common among older adults in the United States — experienced by one in four of them — and increases the likelihood of developing dementia, according to the results of a new study.
New ruling could be expensive for employers that violate labor laws
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 10, 2023
Providers could find themselves paying heftier fines in 2023 for labor law violations.
Agency staffing cost assisted living providers $4 million in one state in 2022: report
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 04, 2023
Although assisted living communities in Tennessee tapped healthcare staffing agencies less frequently than nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, providers in the sector collectively were on a trajectory...
More news for Wednesday, Jan. 4
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 04, 2023
$10K reward offered for info about murders of assisted living couple … SC health department takes emergency action against 4 assisted living communities … Grant provides memory care training for senior...