Communication, culture commitment among pandemic lessons learned
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 08, 2021
Stepped up communication and an investment in staff members were among the best practices and “things we did right,” during the pandemic, a senior living executive said Monday during a LeadingAge member...
COVID-19 prompts closer look at healthcare in senior living, speakers say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 21, 2020
The fear that COVID-19 has created about congregate living “is very real,” and the senior living industry must take steps to allay it, according to Nexus Insights founder and President Bob Kramer.
Person-centered care, powered by data, is the future of collaborative care: speaker
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 11, 2021
Consumers are changing, focusing on lives of full experiences, meaning, well-being and whole health — and senior living and care organizations need to get on board to provide holistic healthcare and...
Target senior housing communities in broadband access program: LeadingAge
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 13, 2021
As the federal government transitions between broadband access programs, one aging services leader is asking that the affordable connectivity program specifically target older adults in subsidized housing.
Trimming costs and creating operational efficiencies in a post-COVID world
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 22, 2021
As the COVID-19 pandemic pushed senior living and care expenses to an all-time high, at a pace greater than what resident fee increases can absorb, taking the time to trim unnecessary costs and implement...
LeadingAge urges Congress to adopt comprehensive COVID-19 relief package for older adults, care workers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 11, 2020
As Congress considers a new COVID-19 relief package, LeadingAge President and CEO Katie Smith Sloan urged House and Senate leaders to follow through on the federal government’s initial down payment to...
Aging services industry takes wait-and-see approach on infrastructure plan
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 27, 2021
As President Biden closes in on his first 100 days in office and prepares to address Congress and the nation on Wednesday, the aging services and care industry is holding its collective breath on whether...
Latest stimulus plan leaves out older adults, senior living representatives say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 17, 2020
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers rolled out a $1.5 trillion stimulus plan Tuesday in an effort to break a deadlock with the White House, but representatives of the senior living industry say the needs...
Long-term care needs relief to sustain services through omicron and beyond, LeadingAge tells Biden
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 26, 2022
LeadingAge is calling on the Biden administration and Congress to deliver an emergency relief package to sustain senior living and other long-term care providers through the omicron variant of COVID-19...
Assisted living could share in $12.7 billion investment in HCBS through American Rescue Plan
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 17, 2021
Assisted living providers could gain access to a $12.7 billion infusion for Medicaid home- and community-based services through the American Rescue Plan.