Coalition cites ‘urgent need’ in releasing best practices for assisted living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 25, 2018
The Long Term Care Community Coalition released recommendations for best practices for the assisted living industry on Wednesday, citing an “urgent need” given the findings contained in a February...
Argentum asks government to address ‘regulatory overreach’ by NLRB
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 16, 2017
Congress and the new administration should prioritize addressing the “regulatory overreach” that has occurred via the National Labor Relations Board for the past eight years, Argentum President...
Connected Living app adds coronavirus information
Mar 16, 2020
Connected Living is updating its free public app to provide real-time updates about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to senior living staff members, residents and families. It will include information...
Camera-loaning program expansion concerns New Jersey provider groups
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 10, 2017
The expansion of a camera-loaning program in New Jersey means that families of senior living residents now may be equipped to secretly record the care of their loved ones, but organizations representing...
Argentum announces initiative to improve industry recruiting, retention
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 16, 2018
A new Argentum initiative unveiled Tuesday at the organization’s Senior Living Executive Conference aims to solve the recruitment and retention challenges facing operators across the senior living...
Welltower-commissioned effort seeks to establish quality standards for assisted living, memory care
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 30, 2018
Real estate investment trust Welltower has enlisted a group of senior living operators, academics, industry representatives and adult children of residents to develop care quality standards for its assisted...
PPE, COVID-19 testing could depend on provider reporting, associations say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 13, 2020
Communicating COVID-19 information to authorities, residents and staff could help ensure that operators get the personal protective equipment and testing they need, two national associations said Saturday....
2 more associations join Florida generator rule fight
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 03, 2017
Two associations representing assisted living operators have joined LeadingAge Florida in challenging an emergency rule issued Sept. 16 that gave assisted living communities in the Sunshine State 60 days...
Frontline workers must be priority for COVID-19 resources, groups say; Juniper to test all residents,...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 03, 2020
The safety and well-being of frontline workers in senior living and skilled nursing must be prioritized in order to ensure that older adults receive the care they need and that the spread of COVID-19 is...
$3 billion addition to Provider Relief Fund ‘falls woefully short,’ provider groups say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 22, 2020
A $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill is on its way to the president’s desk after being passed by both houses of Congress by late Monday. Trade associations representing senior living operators, however,...