Assisted living reaching ‘breaking point,’ with 40 percent of providers without sufficient staffing
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 09, 2023
Assisted living providers in Minnesota say that the workforce situation is bleak and getting worse as industry leaders advocate for more funding to ensure career-sustaining wages for caregivers.
Meet Phil Cyr, 2023 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards ‘Setting the Standard’ honoree
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Kimberly Hartley
May 08, 2023
Phil Cyr, administrator of Caribou Rehab and Nursing Center, received a Setting the Standard Award in the 2023 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards.
Strong senior housing growth fuels quarter of exceeded expectations for Welltower
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 04, 2023
Although acknowledging that senior housing operators “still have a long way to go” to recover from the pandemic, Welltower CEO Shankh Mitra on Wednesday said the Toledo, OH-based real estate investment...
Proposed CCRC bill would change regulatory oversight, increase transparency
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 03, 2023
A proposed bill meant to modernize Florida’s continuing care retirement community laws includes changes to regulatory oversight and transparency for residents.
COVID-19 supplemental payments can’t solve ‘fragile state’ of direct care workforce, groups say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 02, 2023
Some assisted living and other long-term care providers in Maine will be receiving a share of $25 million to help their continued recovery from the pandemic, just as a report announces that the state’s...
Providers need funding to improve Medicaid HCBS access, quality, advocates say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 01, 2023
Senior living advocates are applauding steps announced by the federal government to ensure equitable access to home- and community-based services provided via the Medicaid program, but they say that funding...
LTC Properties to sell half of its Brookdale Senior Living communities
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 01, 2023
LTC Properties plans to sell approximately half of the 35 Brookdale Senior Living communities it owns and re-lease the other half, Chief Investment Officer and Co-President Clint Malin said Friday during...
Assisted living community at center of resident poisoning deaths now fighting state license revocation
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 28, 2023
An assisted living community at the center of accidental poisonings that resulted in the deaths of three residents is fighting California’s move to revoke the community’s license over the incidents.
Updated: CMS proposes mandatory quality measures, other changes to HCBS program
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 27, 2023
Some quality measures for home- and community-based services would become mandatory under a proposed rule announced Thursday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Several other changes related...
Advocacy groups urge swift action on final affirmative fair housing rule
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 27, 2023
The federal government’s attempt to “remedy the effects of housing discrimination through a proposed affirmative fair housing rule is being applauded by senior housing advocates.