Geriatric workforce funding in Senate bill ‘far too low,’ provider group says
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 05, 2022
To reverse its ongoing staffing crisis, the long-term care sector is going to need heftier financial support than the Senate is proposing for 2023, industry advocate LeadingAge said Thursday.
Diversified Healthcare Trust senior living portfolio on path to stabilization: CEO
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 05, 2022
Diversified Healthcare Trust’s second-quarter results showed continued and encouraging recovery for the senior living portfolio, President and CEO Jennifer Francis said during Thursday’s earnings call.
Rapid olfactory decline may predict later cognitive impairment in seniors
Aug 04, 2022
Rapid olfactory decline also was associated with smaller gray matter volumes on MRI in the olfactory- and memory-associated brain regions.
Occupancy and profitability recovery a mixed bag for senior living: panel
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 04, 2022
Senior living occupancy and profitability recovery have shown mixed results since the pandemic hit, said a panel of experts during an Argentum webinar Wednesday.
Record entry fee sales driving Healthpeak’s CCRCs in second quarter
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 04, 2022
Healthpeak Properties’ continuing care retirement community segment is seeing unprecedented entry fee collections, according to executives speaking during the Denver company’s second-quarter earnings...
Pandemic risk reduction the new lesson plan for nurse educator
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 04, 2022
Geriatric nurse practitioner and researcher Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD, started a campaign early in the pandemic to promote factual information regarding COVID-19.
Purpose-driven younger workforce pushing employers to advocate for change
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 03, 2022
Prioritizing work / life balance, learning and development, and sustained workplace changes will be critical for employers looking to attract and retain employees from Generation Z and the millennial generation,...
Most US nursing homes provide at least some educational, retirement assistance for staff
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 03, 2022
Educational assistance and 401(k)/403(b) plans are among the fringe benefits highlighted nationwide in the 5th annual Nursing Home Salary & Benefits Report released by Hospital & Healthcare Compensation...
Bill proposes study of effects of price gouging on providers during pandemic
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 02, 2022
A proposed bill calling for a study of how healthcare providers have been affected by price gouging by temporary staffing agencies during the COVID-19 pandemic was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives...
With worst of pandemic in rearview mirror, LTC focuses on growth: CEO
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 01, 2022
Confident that much of the “angst” that LTC Properties experienced during the pandemic is now “in the rearview mirror,” Wendy Simpson, chairman and CEO of the Westlake Village, CA, real estate...