Kimberly Townsend, president and CEO of Loretto, is a member of the 2020 McKnight’s Women of Distinction Hall of Honor.
How best to protect home health aides and patients? That’s a $2.5 million question
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 04, 2020
Improving health and safety to bolster home health workforce recruitment and retention is the goal of a new, $2.48 million research endeavor at the Safe Home Care Project of UMass Lowell.
Fingerprinting requirement could bring hiring and retention headaches for providers
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 07, 2021
A state-mandated requirement to process a backlog of non-fingerprinted workers in Connecticut could exacerbate workforce challenges already experienced by long-term care employers there.
Tech, labor, wellness, business concerns factor into senior living industry trends, predictions for 2022
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 06, 2022
The pandemic has left its mark on the senior living industry — good and bad. As another new year begins, some industry experts share trends and predictions for what lies ahead.
Earnings calls wrap-up: Diversified, Five Star, Sabra
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 05, 2021
Significant headwinds challenge senior living, but experts remain optimistic about recovery. Here is a round-up of three earnings calls held Thursday.
Building a thriving care workforce means addressing burnout: Surgeon General advisory
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 24, 2022
“Confronting the long-standing drivers of burnout among our health workers must be a top national priority,” Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy, M.D., M.B.A. said in an advisory published Monday.
Addus powers through the pandemic, but challenges remain
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 04, 2021
Addus HomeCare executives admitted Tuesday the COVID-19 delta variant is challenging the home care industry as it tries to emerge from the 17-month global pandemic.
Home healthcare faces Supreme Court labor decision, proposed CMS cuts
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 27, 2016
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge to a rule requiring home health agencies to pay workers minimum wage and overtime, and CMS proposed reducing Medicare payments to home health agencies...
Silver lining of Build Back Better bill collapse: opportunities for improvements, providers say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 21, 2021
With Democrats’ plans to vote on the $2 trillion Build Back Better social spending bill derailed by a surprise “no vote” announcement from Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), the senior living and care industry...
SmartLinx rebrands with new logo, redesigned website
May 16, 2018
Edison, NJ-based workforce management technology company SmartLinx recently completed a rebranding project that includes a new logo and the relaunch of its website.