Accelerated pace of change will continue for senior living
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 04, 2024
The senior housing and care industry has experienced an accelerated pace of change over the past decade — particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic — in areas including technology adoption, workforce...
Center to focus on addressing access, quality inequities in LTSS, rehabilitation
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 04, 2024
Improving health-related quality of life for people living with disabilities and chronic conditions is the goal of a new center that will train scientists to address access and quality inequities in rehabilitation...
Initiative aims to help assisted living communities achieve excellence in person-centered care credential
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 03, 2024
A research- and evidence-based initiative is underway to develop a process to help assisted living communities and other long-term care facilities achieve a new designation of excellence in person-centered...
DOL says proposed rule would modernize apprenticeship regulations via student-centric model
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 03, 2024
A new rule proposed by the Department of Labor would modernize regulations for apprenticeships that fall under the National Apprenticeship System with a move toward a more student-centric model, the department...
Big senior living stories of 2023
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 21, 2023
The long shadow of the pandemic continued to recede in 2023, although the senior living profession continued to feel its effects. The COVID-19 public emergency ended May 11. Wage growth has declined but...
Peripheral blood Haplo-SCT feasible for leukemia patients 70 years and older
Dec 20, 2023
Haploidentical stem cell transplantation using nonmyeloablative conditioning regimen was effective in highly selected patients.
State tries to remove ‘veil of arbitration secrecy’ in memory care elder abuse case
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 19, 2023
In a bid to remove a “veil of arbitration secrecy,” one state attorney general filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit alleging elder abuse at a memory care facility.
Proposed bill addresses parallel senior living, child care workforce shortages through intergenerational...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 19, 2023
Legislation targeting the twin senior and child care workforce shortages was introduced Friday to address the epidemic of loneliness by fostering intergenerational connections.
Building a better senior living model
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 19, 2023
How is research helping to define the future of senior living? Lisa McCracken, the new head of research and analytics for the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care, recently spent a few...
People in the news, Dec. 19
Dec 19, 2023
Appointments, promotions and other news at Ageless Innovation, ATI Advisory, Cogir Senior Living, Enseo, Glenmeadow, LeadingAge Florida, LCS, Lutheran Social Ministries of Maryland, Silverado, Watercrest...