Communication, documentation key in COVID litigation defense, legal experts say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 28, 2022
COVID-19 continues to challenge senior living and other long-term care providers on various levels. But the message from the legal field remains consistent: communicate and document.
Higher vitality means healthier residents, more productive workforce: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 27, 2022
Individuals with higher vitality experience a wide range of benefits, from better mental and physical health to higher job satisfaction and performance, and those aged 65 to 75 have higher levels of vitality...
Affordable senior housing providers say they are stretched thin due to a host of operational and workforce challenges, but partnerships with outside agencies are helping them meet residents’ needs, according...
Raise grant rates for assisted living, wages and benefits for caregivers, board recommends
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 05, 2022
A state government advisory board is recommending that the Virginia General Assembly increase grant awards to cover assisted living costs, mandate sick leave and a living wage for direct care workers,...
Career ladders, lattices can provide opportunities, but there are issues: panel
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 29, 2022
Career ladders and lattices can provide career advancement and specialization for senior living and care employees. But aging services thought leaders admit more work needs to be done to integrate programs...
Senior living provider hit with disability discrimination suit after failed drug test, job-offer revocation
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 27, 2022
An age-restricted senior living community is facing a disability discrimination lawsuit after allegedly revoking a job offer to a veteran over a failed drug test.
Lifting of states of emergency effectively ends many pandemic regulations for some senior living providers
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 22, 2022
The lifting of COVID-19 states of emergency in two states — and the rescission of a COVID-19 vaccine mandate in one of the country’s largest cities — effectively ends many pandemic regulations affecting...
Vaccine mandate violates religious beliefs, lawsuit claims
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 20, 2022
An Alabama continuing care retirement community is facing a religious discrimination lawsuit after allegedly firing four workers who refused to comply with its COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
‘Deeply flawed’ bonus program excludes most assisted living workers, provider group says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 13, 2022
New York’s healthcare worker bonus program is “deeply flawed, unfair and discriminatory” according to one senior living industry advocate.
Brightview named to People’s 2022 Companies that Care list
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 09, 2022
Brightview Senior Living for the second consecutive year has earned a spot on the People Companies that Care list, which honors the top companies in the country deemed to have demonstrated respect for...