Road traffic, railway noise linked to increased dementia risk
Sep 10, 2021
The general pattern showed higher hazard ratios with higher noise exposure, with levelling off or a decline at higher noise levels.
Lawmakers introduce legislation aimed at bolstering wages, benefits for SNF workforce
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 26, 2021
The Nursing Home Workforce Support and Expansion Act, introduced in the House of Representatives Tuesday, would help skilled nursing providers recruit and retain caregivers by helping to strengthen wages...
Former Sunwest CEO gets 15 years
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 17, 2015
Former Sunwest Management CEO Jon Michael Harder has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for defrauding assisted living community investors of millions of dollars.
Here’s the COVID-19 information borrowers should be sharing with lenders: Ziegler
By
Amy Novotney
Jul 17, 2020
Most borrowers know that amidst the onset of COVID-19, ongoing disclosure to lenders with regards to how the pandemic is impacting the organization is crucial. But how often should operators be providing...
Senate unanimously passes family caregiver support bill
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 26, 2020
A respite program for family caregivers would receive $10 million annually under a bipartisan bill unanimously passed by voice vote in the Senate on Monday. The bill, backed by LeadingAge and dozens of...
European Union passes U.S. in COVID-19 vaccination rates
Aug 09, 2021
Rates of people in the 27-member EU with at least one dose have climbed from less than 4% in mid-February to 60%, whereas rates in the United States rose from nearly 12% to less than 58%.
The effects of COVID-19 have not escaped the senior living and skilled nursing operators in LTC Properties’ portfolio, executives shared Monday on the real estate investment trust’s first-quarter 2020...
COVID-19 liability shields may lead to neglect, critics argue
By
Amy Novotney
Jan 28, 2021
North Carolina is just one of dozens of states that has granted legal immunity to skilled nursing facilities and assisted living communities to shield them from COVID-19-related lawsuits. In addition,...
Biden administration asks Supreme Court for stay from injunctions against CMS vaccine mandate
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 20, 2021
As lawsuits mount from multiple states, the Biden administration asked the Supreme Court Thursday to reinstate nationwide the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ emergency regulation mandating...
CEO urges Congress to support senior care services
By
Joe Jancsurak
Jan 07, 2021
In an open letter Tuesday congratulating members of the 117th Congress on the start of “a new and challenging legislative year,” Katie Smith Sloan, president and CEO of Leading Age and acting president...