Some senior living operators risk being overwhelmed by the pace of change in the industry, meaning that there is “tremendous potential for disruption,” according to the authors of a new white...
Employees will benefit from bike-sharing program, Atria hopes
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 05, 2017
Atria Senior Living is one of 10 companies sponsoring a new bicycle-sharing program in its headquarters city of Louisville, KY, and the city’s mayor says that the program will play an important role...
Ready for some additional staffing headaches?
By
John O'Connor
Oct 04, 2018
As if staffing weren’t enough of a senior living challenge, two fresh developments show it might soon get worse.
HCBS quality measure standardization closer to reality
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 28, 2016
Standardizing the measurement of the quality of home- and community-based services across payers and delivery systems is one step closer to reality with the release of a final set of recommendations from...
Senior living industry breathes sigh of relief over Provider Relief monies, asks HHS to pay up
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 12, 2021
With Senate passage of the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal on Tuesday, the senior living industry is breathing a sigh of relief that Provider Relief Funds emerged unscathed.
Pandemic silver linings
By
Liza Berger
Feb 19, 2021
There are certain people who manage to find opportunity and meaning in the toughest, most challenging moments. The pandemic has provided ample evidence of such folks.
PREVENT Pandemics Act clears Senate committee
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 17, 2022
The Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats (PREVENT) Pandemics Act is one step closer to reaching the Senate floor. The Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee approved...
‘We can’t go back to the way it was’: Providers from around the world share pandemic experiences
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 05, 2021
The tragedies in long-term care brought on by the pandemic have put a welcome spotlight on elder care, according to Dan Levitt, executive director of Tabor Village, a senior living community in Abbotsford,...
$15 minimum wage can’t alleviate all pandemic stressors, but it’s a start: senior living execs
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 27, 2021
Recognizing that a career in senior living is rewarding — but not easy — Messiah Lifeways announced Thursday that it is raising wages across the organization, including implementing a $15-an-hour minimum...
New Jersey requires senior living workers to be vaccinated, boosted; providers fear devil of a time
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Ron Rajecki
Jan 21, 2022
New Jersey senior living providers are concerned that a new executive order requiring full COVID-19 vaccination and booster shots of healthcare workers at assisted living communities, nursing homes and...