Partnership creates employment pipeline for CCRC, career opportunities for at-risk students
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 17, 2021
A Tulsa, OK, life plan / continuing care retirement community has found an innovative way to create an employment pipeline for its community while also helping at-risk high school students find healthcare...
Raid on Provider Relief Fund ‘alarming and potentially detrimental’ to senior living caregivers,...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 28, 2022
A report that $7 billion in Provider Relief Fund dollars meant to cover pandemic-related expenses for healthcare providers instead was used to buy COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics is “alarming and...
Residential care community worker one of the most dangerous jobs in US
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 25, 2023
Residential care community and nursing facility direct care workers have one of the top five most dangerous jobs in America, according to a personal injury firm.
HUD 2024 funding proposal presents ‘mixed bag’ for senior housing
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 15, 2023
President Biden’s $73.3 billion budget request to address affordable housing in 2024 is “strong” overall but presents a “mixed bag” for senior housing, according to LeadingAge.
Government awards $51.6 million for senior housing construction, service delivery
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 10, 2020
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on Friday announced awards of more than $51.6 million to a total of 18 nonprofit organizations to finance affordable senior housing construction, provide...
Senior living touts big ‘wins’ in highlighting sector’s strengths
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 29, 2022
Argentum is claiming a partial win in its campaign to differentiate assisted living from other long-term care settings in the wake of updated COVID-19 infection prevention and control guidance from the...
Operators better prepared to manage next pandemic: LTC Properties CEO
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 02, 2020
The senior living and care industry has faced considerable challenges related to COVID-19, but operators now have better tools and a better understanding of how to manage in the pandemic, LTC Properties...
Improving industry workforce, perceptions and access are 3 areas of focus for Argentum’s new strategic...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 09, 2023
Engaging, developing and supporting 2 million career opportunities in senior living, improving policymaker perceptions of the industry and making senior living more attractive to prospective residents...
‘Phenomenal’ HUD budget aims to increase supply for seniors
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 29, 2022
President Joe Biden proposed a nearly 20% budget increase Monday for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, targeting more than $1 billion to support housing for older adults and those with disabilities.
Home care agencies push for Medicaid caregiver funding while association lobbies for end to Medicare...
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Diane Eastabrook
Jul 16, 2021
As home care helps to drive home the need for Congress to increase Medicaid funding, providers on Thursday made two key Medicare-related requests.