Initiative aims to help assisted living communities achieve excellence in person-centered care credential
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 03, 2024
A research- and evidence-based initiative is underway to develop a process to help assisted living communities and other long-term care facilities achieve a new designation of excellence in person-centered...
Union changes on hold?
By
John O'Connor
Oct 01, 2016
The Labor Department says its ‘persuader rule’ will level the playing field during union drives. But operators see the measure as an illegal imposition.
Report: 4 areas for LTSS financing improvement
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 01, 2016
A new report issued by the nonprofit Bipartisan Policy Center cites four areas in which the financing of long-term services and supports can be improved.
4 ‘pivotal’ phases of developing and operating intergenerational programs
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 14, 2019
A new report details for assisted living communities and others the four “pivotal” phases of developing and operating shared sites for intergenerational interaction.
Senior living operator agrees to $9.5M wage settlement in FLSA case
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 01, 2022
A senior living operator will pay $9.5 million to caregivers across four states who were denied wages for work done off the clock and during meal breaks. The determination follows a district court judge’s...
Senior living operators increasingly adopting green initiatives: Ziegler
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 17, 2023
If senior living operators don’t already have electric vehicle charging stations at their communities, they’re thinking about adding them, according to the results of the latest Ziegler CFO Hotline...
State vaccine mandates continue to vex home care agencies
By
Diane Eastabrook
Oct 07, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine mandates in two states are giving home care agencies massive headaches.
Proposed legislation would dedicate $5 million for telemedicine infrastructure for assisted living, nursing...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 13, 2024
Expanding access to telehealth is the goal of a proposed bill in South Dakota that would provide millions in funding for assisted living communities and nursing homes across the state to implement telemedicine...
Employers should tread carefully in maintaining pandemic-era practices, EEOC says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 17, 2023
The COVID-19 public health emergency is over, but employers can continue implementing many pandemic-era practices, according to the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Long-term care seeks visa prioritization for ‘desperately needed’ workers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 08, 2021
Senior living and skilled nursing provider organizations joined forces last week to ask the State Department to prioritize foreign-trained nurse and healthcare worker immigrant visas to help address the...