Value-based care, tech, workforce issues among hot topics senior living experts dish on
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 12, 2024
Innovation, technology, affordable assisted living, dementia and memory care, value-based care and workforce issues were among the hot topics senior living experts discussed during a McKnight’s Senior...
Celebrating assisted living
Sep 12, 2024
Ole Lindbo, regional director of operations at The Springs Living and National Center for Assisted Living state leader for the state of Washington, shares how The Springs Living and other providers are...
2 ways to celebrate National Assisted Living Week
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 09, 2024
It’s National Assisted Living Week, and McKnight’s Senior Living is celebrating with a panel discussion on Wednesday and a podcast on Thursday. Here’s what you’ll want to know about those events.
Senior living leaders to discuss pressing topics Sept. 11 at free virtual event
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 06, 2024
Get insights into how other senior living providers are innovating and addressing challenges when a panel of industry leaders discusses important issues facing assisted living providers — as well as...
Toward a common definition of assisted living
By
Sheryl Zimmerman, PhD
Sep 03, 2024
As part of its ongoing national collaborative to further the well-being of those who live and work in assisted living, the Center for Excellence in Assisted Living has released a definition of assisted...
Workforce participation expected to continue to decline, report finds
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John Roszkowski
Aug 27, 2024
In another troubling sign for the ongoing staffing shortages facing the long-term care industry, a new report finds that US workforce participation among the prime working age population is continuing...
Improving workplace can lower assisted living nurse turnover rates, decrease burnout
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 20, 2024
Understanding the factors that contribute to burnout among assisted living nurses can drive interventions to ease high turnover rates, according to an expert in the field.
State dementia oversight efforts must include representatives from entire long-term care continuum, experts...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 10, 2024
The potential creation of a permanent state division and advisory committee dedicated to Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders has won praise from Pennsylvania’s senior living industry advocates,...
SCOTUS places ‘tombstone’ on Chevron doctrine, upending operation of federal agencies
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 01, 2024
A Supreme Court decision handed down Friday morning could transform the way federal agencies operate, providing the basis for senior living operators and other companies to challenge agency decisions.
Senate hearing: ‘Time to begin offering assisted living’ in state veterans homes
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 06, 2024
Members of the Senate Special Committee on Aging and Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs received more endorsements for assisted living for veterans Wednesday during a joint hearing.