Long-term care workforce shortages worst in all of healthcare, provider groups say as Senate committee...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 17, 2023
Healthcare workforce shortages were front and center at Thursday’s Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing, and senior living industry advocates made their voices heard.
Want inspired, productive team members? Be a GREAT boss
By
S. Chris Edmonds
Apr 24, 2017
Successful leaders model five characteristics that can be described by the acronym GREAT.
A new lens for healthy seniors in America
By
Charlotte Haberaecker
Jul 09, 2020
What we choose to do – or not – with our new awareness will starkly define health in America for seniors, their families and all of us eventually needing care and services in the years to come.
Operators seek resolution to these issues in the new year
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 03, 2017
Several regulatory issues remain unresolved for senior living operators as 2017 begins.
5 big issues in senior living in 2016
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 29, 2016
Looking back on our coverage of the senior living industry and the issues that affected it in 2016, several common themes emerge. Five are detailed in this year-end review.
Victory in assisted living case does not mean providers can turn a blind eye to harassment of workers
By
Jennifer Long
Neville M. Bilimoria
Jun 03, 2024
Despite a recent court ruling, failure to take action in defense of staff members in the face of verbal abuse could cause substantial liability for operators.
OSHA suspends implementation of COVID-19 vaccine mandate for businesses
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 17, 2021
The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration says that it is suspending enforcement of its COVID-19 vaccination and testing emergency temporary standard after a court ordered...
COVID, workforce, financial issues confront senior living providers as 2023 starts, leaders say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 03, 2023
Addressing the burnout plaguing existing employees while working to entice others to join the industry will be a focus of providers in 2023.
‘Joint employer’ rule will have ‘particularly negative impact on senior living,’ senators say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 27, 2023
The National Labor Relations Board’s new “joint employer” rule will have a “particularly negative impact on senior living arrangements,” the top Republican member of the Senate Special Committee...
2022 will bring challenges, opportunities for senior living industry: panel
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 10, 2021
Senior living executives say that the sector will continue to face workforce and operating challenges in 2022, but they are carrying a sense of optimism into the new year, with technology and innovation...