Staffing challenges need attention from federal policymakers, industry advocates say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 20, 2023
Healthcare workforce shortages are at crisis levels and need attention from policymakers, according to senior living advocates.
Solanezumab does not slow cognitive decline in preclinical Alzheimer’s disease
Jul 19, 2023
The mean change in Preclinical Alzheimer Cognitive Composite score not significantly different at 240 weeks with solanezumab or placebo.
Workforce training expenses would be covered by college funding program under bipartisan legislation
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 19, 2023
Bipartisan legislation expanding the use of 529 savings accounts to cover workforce training and credentialing program expenses is gaining support from the senior living industry.
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Donanemab slows clinical progression in early Alzheimer’s disease
Jul 17, 2023
The drug slows clinical progression at 76 weeks for those with low/medium tau and the combined low/medium and high tau pathology population.
Superagers have faster movement speed than typical older adults
Jul 17, 2023
Superagers exhibit higher grey matter volume cross-sectionally in the medial temporal lobe, cholinergic forebrain and motor thalamus.
Remote, hybrid work schedules hurting long-term care recovery, experts say
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 17, 2023
The move toward remote and hybrid work during the pandemic is hurting the long-term care industry and continues to slow recovery, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Proposed 15 percent cut to Section 202 funding shows ‘tremendous disregard’ for older adult housing...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 14, 2023
A House of Representatives funding proposal that cuts 15% from the Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly program compared with fiscal year 2023 funding demonstrates a “tremendous disregard”...
US senior living providers part of international campaign to reimagine dementia
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 13, 2023
An international grassroots campaign that includes several US senior living providers is “Taking It to the Streets” to present a creative alternative to the fear, stigma and hopelessness often surrounding...
Minimum staffing requirements good idea in theory only: AHCA/NCAL
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 13, 2023
A federal nursing home minimum staffing mandate “sounds like a good idea, but in practice, it is not,” American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living President and CEO Mark...
Organizational culture key to building a senior living ‘dream team’
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 12, 2023
The Great Resignation has turned into the Great Opportunity to build a “dream team” for senior living providers that focus on organizational culture, according to workforce solutions experts.