McKnight’s Senior Living adds 4 journalism awards to 2024 tally
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Staff reports
Jul 22, 2024
McKnight’s Senior Living editors and writers have won four journalism awards in the 2024 Awards for Publication Excellence competition, known as the APEX Awards.
Proposed licensure changes would increase costs for assisted living providers
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 04, 2024
New Jersey’s proposed switch from one set of licensure standards for assisted living communities and personal care homes to another may or may not bode well for providers, but one thing is certain —...
Pandemic lockdowns had ‘profound’ effect on senior living residents’ families: study
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 17, 2023
Constantly changing guidelines, fractured communication and being abruptly cut off from loved ones in nursing and residential care homes had a “profound” effect on the physical and mental health of...
Vaccination for senior living residents hindered by access issues, fatigue, misinformation
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 01, 2023
Vaccine uptake by senior living residents is being hampered by barriers to access, vaccine fatigue and misinformation, according to two providers.
McKnight’s Women of Distinction Hall of Honor gains 24 in 2024
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 15, 2024
Twenty-four women working in senior living, skilled nursing or home care are being announced today as 2024 inductees into the Hall of Honor in the annual McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program,...
Value-based care, data collection are future focus areas for assisted living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 02, 2023
DENVER—Assisted living is a “very important” part of the care continuum and isn’t going away, but one area of focus for the future, even among private-pay operators, should be population health...
Brookdale Senior Living, Sabra Health Care REIT report third-quarter earnings
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 08, 2023
Third-quarter earnings reports continued Tuesday with calls held by Brookdale Senior Living and Sabra Health Care REIT.
Calling the fire department for a lift assist? Get ready to be billed
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 07, 2024
In cities and states across the country, assisted living communities and nursing homes that call their local fire departments for lift assist services increasingly are being told to pay up, and sometimes...
‘Joint employer’ rule will have ‘particularly negative impact on senior living,’ senators say
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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...
Current federal efforts targeting care economy ‘miss the mark,’ industry advocates say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 10, 2024
As a kickoff to Caregivers Month, President Biden spoke Tuesday about the “care economy” at Washington, DC’s Union Station, celebrating the contributions of care workers across the country. Senior...