Road to assisted living quality: review of staff efforts, metrics
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 12, 2020
Assisted living is recognized as one of the fastest-growing components of the long-term care industry, with an increasing proportion of residents having diagnoses of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias,...
Pandemic’s upending of senior living might not be such a bad thing: speaker
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 11, 2020
Senior living and care has been one of the industries most disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, creating “radical changes” in resident engagement. But that might not be such a bad thing, according to...
Assisted living operators’ ‘surprise’ COVID fees being investigated
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 10, 2020
The New York Times said it is investigating the “surprise charges” that some assisted living operators are passing along to residents via one-time fees meant to help cover the costs of testing, preventing...
Michigan rolls out staffing support for assisted living during pandemic
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 05, 2020
New rapid response teams rolled out by state health officials in Michigan are meant to help assisted living communities and other long-term care facilities in Michigan hit by staffing shortages during...
People in the news, Nov. 3
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 03, 2020
Appointments and promotions at Cadence Living, Friendship Health, Integral Senior Living, LeadingAge Florida, LeadingResponse, Life Care Centers of America, The Pennant Group, SCAN Group and TeleHealth...
Operators better prepared to manage next pandemic: LTC Properties CEO
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 02, 2020
The senior living and care industry has faced considerable challenges related to COVID-19, but operators now have better tools and a better understanding of how to manage in the pandemic, LTC Properties...
New Welltower CEO remains committed to ‘wellness infrastructure’
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 30, 2020
During his first earnings call as CEO of Welltower, Shankh Mitra said the Toledo, OH-based real estate investment trust’s strategy will not change.
Assisted living operators must implement plans to prevent social isolation under new law
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 27, 2020
A bill requiring long-term care facilities, including assisted living communities, to prevent social isolation in residents was signed into law Friday in New Jersey.
Assisted living providers receive 2.4 million rapid antigen tests, feds say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 27, 2020
More than 2.4 million COVID-19 rapid, point-of-care antigen tests will have been delivered to assisted living communities by the end of this week as part of the federal government’s coronavirus testing...
Financial success follows ‘magical experience’ for prospects, experts say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 26, 2020
People have come to expect a great user experience — also known as UX — whether it’s a package delivered to their doorstep the next day, grocery delivery or hailing a ride with the touch of a button....