Outreach, advocacy, education keys to solving workforce issues, Argentum says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 16, 2022
Heightened outreach, advocacy and education will be keys to addressing workforce shortages in senior living, according to Argentum.
Clearing immigration’s ‘insurmountable roadblocks’ a chance to address worker shortages, industry...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 15, 2022
Clearing “insurmountable roadblocks” to immigration would help address critical workforce shortages in the senior living industry, an industry leader told the Senate Judiciary subcommittee in response...
More news for Tuesday, Sept. 13
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 13, 2022
Senate Aging Committee members seek information on alleged Alzheimer’s research fraud … 14 state governors launch healthcare workforce collaborative … CMS: Free updated COVID-19 vaccines provide...
People in the news, Sept. 13
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 13, 2022
Appointments, promotions and other news at Arete Living, Brookdale Senior Living, Catamount Constructors, Hebrew SeniorLife, IHCA/INCAL, Legend Senior Living, Lenbrook, Nazareth Home, Presbyterian Senior...
Wrongful death lawsuit filed against assisted living owner, former employees following fatal fire
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 12, 2022
The mother of a volunteer firefighter killed during a March 2021 fire at a New York assisted living community has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the facility owners, former employees, city building...
Assisted living operators eligible for $10 million in COVID relief funds
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 06, 2022
After being left out of multiple rounds of COVID-19 relief funding and “jealously” watching their skilled nursing counterparts have expenses reimbursed, Missouri’s assisted living and residential...
More news for Tuesday, Sept. 6
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 06, 2022
Pandemic disruptions, stubborn trends slow job recovery for some older workers … Americans’ favorable feelings toward unions hits highest point since 1965 … HUD opens competition for $15M...
Racial discrimination claims based on ‘inaccurate information,’ provider says, vowing to fight in...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 02, 2022
The attorney for a North Carolina assisted living facility that had racial harassment and discrimination charges reinstated against it by an appellate court said that his clients are “disappointed”...
Monitoring Provider Relief Fund will provide lessons, inform future policymaking: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 02, 2022
Given the “controversy” surrounding the $178 billion distributed through the COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund, monitoring the impact of the fund will provide valuable lessons for pandemic recovery and...
Senior living operator agrees to $9.5M wage settlement in FLSA case
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 01, 2022
A senior living operator will pay $9.5 million to caregivers across four states who were denied wages for work done off the clock and during meal breaks. The determination follows a district court judge’s...