‘Real solutions’ for long-term care needed from legislators, industry leader says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 18, 2022
Saying that long-term care is at a “crisis point,” LeadingAge is urging lawmakers to deliver “real solutions” for older adults and their caregivers in senior living and across the long-term care...
Emergency preparedness training key but often missing for frontline staff: expert
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 21, 2022
The pandemic made clear the essential role of frontline staff in crisis and disaster situations. Michael Wasserman, MD, past president of the California Association of Long-Term Care Medicine, said it...
$40 billion federal COVID-19 relief program includes funds for assisted living workforce development
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 14, 2022
The Biden administration on Wednesday announced the investment of more than $40 billion in American Rescue Plan funds in workforce development programs, led by state and local governments and organizations,...