Hawaii provider association among partners in $35 million workforce development initiative
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 06, 2023
The Healthcare Association of Hawaii, along with more than 70 businesses and the University of Hawaii community colleges, have committed to participating in a $35 million workforce development initiative....
Increasing workforce, providing training top Alzheimer’s task force goals
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 31, 2023
Increasing the workforce and providing dementia competency training are among the recommendations from a Missouri task force on Alzheimer’s care.
Feds aim to strengthen immigrant workforce, but do plans go far enough for long-term care?
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 30, 2023
New federal plans to strengthen the country’s immigrant workforce might bring the long-term care sector one step closer to alleviating its workforce shortage. But some wonder whether the plans go far...
Assisted living communities close to hospitals more likely to use EDs for residents’ primary care
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 14, 2023
Assisted living communities located close to hospitals are more likely to rely on emergency departments to provide non-emergency primary care rather than invest in onsite or on-call medical staff, according...
Bill promises ‘generational investment’ in senior living and care workforce
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 17, 2024
Proposed federal legislation would make a “generational investment” in the senior living and care workforce at a time when the aging population is growing exponentially and an increasing number of...
The problem with temporary relief
By
John O'Connor
Jun 05, 2024
A risk of temporary assistance is, all too often, many underling problems can linger long after the short-term support is gone.
A whole new breed of rip off artists
By
John O'Connor
May 30, 2024
Senior living operators can enhance their cybersecurity measures, protecting valuable health information and fostering a safer environment for all residents.
$65 million assisted living program among federal funding priorities for industry coalition
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 17, 2022
As Congress enters its lame duck session, a coalition of advocacy organizations including LeadingAge and AMDA–The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine is reinforcing its appropriations...
DOL says proposed rule would modernize apprenticeship regulations via student-centric model
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 03, 2024
A new rule proposed by the Department of Labor would modernize regulations for apprenticeships that fall under the National Apprenticeship System with a move toward a more student-centric model, the department...
Celebrating entertainment for the ‘older viewer’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 13, 2023
AARP the Magazine’s Movies for Grownups Awards puts the the on films and TV programs that appeal to views aged 50 or more years.