Argentum apprenticeship program exceeds first-year expectations
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 02, 2021
Argentum’s apprenticeship program has passed the 1,200-participant goal in its first year of funding from a $6 million Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Closing the Skills Gap...
Actions & Transactions, July 2
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 02, 2021
Ziegler closes $124M financing for Friendsview Retirement Community … Sienna Lakes celebrates grand opening of $300M CCRC … Post-acute healthcare provider AccentCare acquires Southeastern Health Care...
‘Right now’ is most challenging time for many senior living providers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 30, 2021
Continued unemployment compensation, wage pressures, decreased occupancy and increased costs continue to create challenges for many senior living providers, according to speakers at an Argentum congressional...
Encompass may spin off home health division, analyst predicts
By
Liza Berger
Jun 30, 2021
Home health giant Encompass Health Corp. may be on its way to a spin-off of its home health and hospice division. That is according to Jeffries analyst Brian Tanquilut.
Assisted living to get $30 million as Pennsylvania makes ‘historic investment’ in long-term care
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 29, 2021
Pennsylvania lawmakers agreed to provide critical funding support to the state’s long-term care industry in reaching a budget agreement on Friday — a move one senior living and care association called...
More news for Monday, June 28
Jun 28, 2021
DA reverses plans to seek death penalty for alleged senior living serial killer … FDA grants breakthrough therapy designation to donanemab and lecanemab for Alzheimer’s … Vapors from alcohol-based...
Risk for VTE up for IBD patients infected with SARS-CoV-2
Jun 24, 2021
The odds of VTE increased 8.15-fold according to models adjusting for recent hospitalization and steroid exposure.
Life plan community adopts Montessori Method to create person-centered memory care program
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 24, 2021
Creating meaningful routines, organizing activities based on interests and building a supportive environment with memory cues is the framework for a Grand Rapids, MI, life plan community implementing the...
Two years ago, the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency and some other funding sources granted almost $13 million for affordable senior housing in Harrisburg, PA.
Florida increases state funding for Alzheimer’s disease to $51 million
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 23, 2021
Florida is increasing its funding for Alzheimer’s and dementia funding by more than $12 million, bringing the state’s total commitment to more than $51 million for the 2021-2022 fiscal year.