Brookdale doubles down on focus on workforce, occupancy, trust to continue recovery, growth
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 23, 2023
Brookdale Senior Living plans to tighten its focus on workforce, occupancy, and resident and family trust as it maintains its strategic priorities into 2023, President and CEO Lucinda “Cindy” Baier...
Improving industry workforce, perceptions and access are 3 areas of focus for Argentum’s new strategic...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 09, 2023
Engaging, developing and supporting 2 million career opportunities in senior living, improving policymaker perceptions of the industry and making senior living more attractive to prospective residents...
Assisted living community, management groups sued over employee shot to death by resident
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 08, 2023
The widow of an assisted living maintenance worker who allegedly was shot and killed in 2021 by a resident has filed two lawsuits, alleging that the community allowed the accused shooter to have a weapon...
CCRC’s entrance fee policy confuses resident, leads to lawsuit
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 08, 2023
A Tennessee continuing care retirement community is attracting some unwanted attention over an entrance fee policy that is not unheard of in the industry. The case highlights the importance of using clear...
Should US follow Canada’s example in addressing workforce woes?
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 07, 2023
Canada is turning to immigration in a big way to fill jobs left unfilled by its citizens. Could there be a lesson for the United States? Immigration accounts for almost 100% of Canada’s labor force growth,...
Senior living operator’s 4-day work week pilot results in significant jump in job applications
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 02, 2023
When two Wisconsin senior living communities announced that they were participating in a four-day work week pilot, job applications jumped significantly and jobs that had been open for an extended period...
Age-diverse ‘urban village’ model aims to keep older adults in the city
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 02, 2023
Repurposing downtown real estate into age-diverse housing could be a more affordable alternative to traditional retirement communities out in the suburbs, where older adults and other residents may feel...
Assisted living benefits hold steady, while sign-on bonuses lose luster
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 27, 2023
Most respondents to a new assisted living salary and benefits survey indicated that they provide fringe benefits to employees, although the size of and eligibility for those benefits varies widely by region.
REIT ownership linked to decline in RN staffing, increases in LPN, CNA use
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 27, 2023
Nursing homes, after being purchased by a real estate investment trust, are likely to see increases in licensed practical nurse and certified nursing assistant staff hours per resident day of 2.15% and...
Cheaper housing driving interstate moves among retirees
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 24, 2023
More retirees are moving from one state to another in search of less expensive housing, and they have their sights set on Florida, according to a retirement relocation trend report.