49 percent of assisted living providers operating at a loss: survey
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 30, 2021
Assisted living providers continue to face a serious economic crisis in the wake of the pandemic, according to the results of a new survey. A separate survey finds that Americans agree that more needs...
Now is the time to ‘push hard’ against vaccine hesitancy: senior living expert
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 29, 2021
As the senior living and care industry struggles to achieve a self-imposed COVID-19 vaccination rate of 75% for staff members, one association maintains that now is the time to “push hard” against...
New legislation takes steps to close HCBS gap for older adults: senior living experts
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 28, 2021
Although a bipartisan infrastructure deal reached Thursday did not include much-sought-after funding for home- and community-based services and affordable housing, the senior living industry is hailing...
Town hall aims to push long-term care vaccination levels to 75 percent by July 4
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 24, 2021
A virtual town hall on Tuesday focused on answering questions, alleviating concerns and persuading unvaccinated senior living and other long-term care staff members, residents and families to get a COVID-19...
Providers dissect latest update to Provider Relief Fund rules, can use money to cover eligible expenses...
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Danielle Brown
Jun 18, 2021
Provider Relief Fund payments can be used to pay for eligible coronavirus-related expenses that date back to Jan. 1, 2020, even if they received the money after the expenses incurred, according to federal...
Person-centered care, powered by data, is the future of collaborative care: speaker
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 11, 2021
Consumers are changing, focusing on lives of full experiences, meaning, well-being and whole health — and senior living and care organizations need to get on board to provide holistic healthcare and...
Senior living must adapt to technology’s new frontier: friends, fun and function
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 09, 2021
Even before the pandemic, the senior living model — aging within four walls within a property line — was not as attractive as it once was, according to Joseph Coughlin, Ph.D., founder and director...
2021 Technology Supplement
Jun 01, 2021
Download the 2021 Technology Supplement (PDF) View the digital edition of the 2021 Technology Supplement Inside: 3 ways tech use during pandemic will change long-term care forever COVID-19 alters technology...
Proposal to strip dollars from affordable housing, HCBS ‘unconscionable,’ aging services leaders...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 01, 2021
“Disturbing news” that Republican leadership’s $928 billion counterproposal to the Biden administration’s $2 trillion infrastructure bill strips out every dollar to support affordable senior housing...
What makes a top long-term care leader? Panel of distinguished honorees share what it takes
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Danielle Brown
May 24, 2021
Holistic thinking, multitasking and critical thinking are key characteristics young leaders — especially women — should develop to advance in the workforce. Those attributes were among several recommended...