Proposed changes could double budget rate increase for affordable senior housing providers
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 22, 2022
A proposed change in how operating costs are calculated for affordable housing communities is projected to double the annual budget rate increase for those providers in 2023.
Aloha State’s healthcare workforce need grows 76 percent since 2019: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 21, 2022
What difference can three years and a once-in-a-century pandemic make to Hawaii’s healthcare workforce?
Senior living move-ins slowing, with independent living posting fifth consecutive decrease: NIC
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 18, 2022
Senior living and care communities are reporting a slowdown in move-ins, according to the latest Executive Survey Insights from the National Investment Center for Senior Housing & Care.
$12 million available for assisted living to ‘build long-term resiliency’ in wake of COVID-19
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 18, 2022
Assisted living and other long-term care providers in Pennsylvania are eligible to apply for almost $12 million in federal funding to invest in workforce and infrastructure needs to build “long-term...
States need to step up with pandemic relief for senior living, Argentum tells governors
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 16, 2022
It’s time for states to step up and provide more pandemic-related relief to senior living communities, Argentum President and CEO James Balda told the National Governors Association on Monday.
Good Sam, Ebenezer parent organizations to merge
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 15, 2022
The parent companies of two of the largest not-for-profit senior living and care organizations in the country announced their intention to merge Tuesday.
329 senior living communities named ‘Caring Stars’ for 2023
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 15, 2022
Atria Senior Living once again topped this year’s “Caring Stars 2023” list of 329 senior living and care communities recognized by review and referral website Caring.com.
Long-term care system ‘collapsing’ due to staffing challenges, industry advocate testifies
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 11, 2022
“Our long-term care system is collapsing under the weight of high costs and low staff,” an aging services advocate recently told lawmakers in Kansas.
New York launches its first ‘master plan for aging’
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 08, 2022
Building healthy, livable communities that provide opportunities for older adults to thrive is the goal of New York state’s first master plan for aging, adopted Friday.
RN charged with practicing with stolen license in senior living communities
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 01, 2022
A woman who allegedly worked at seven senior living communities and skilled nursing facilities using a stolen medical license is facing multiple felony and misdemeanor charges, as well as potential fines,...