Vision 2025 takes major stride toward enhancing senior living leadership training
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 21, 2019
A “historic” group of aging services professionals concluded two days of meetings with university professionals Thursday in Chicago, and the resulting buzz left participants eager for the next steps.
Providers need funding to improve Medicaid HCBS access, quality, advocates say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 01, 2023
Senior living advocates are applauding steps announced by the federal government to ensure equitable access to home- and community-based services provided via the Medicaid program, but they say that funding...
Quality, safety, accountability vital, industry leaders say, as Washington Post report cites deaths at...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 18, 2023
Senior living industry leaders stressed their belief in the importance of quality, safety and accountability Sunday in response to a package of articles in the Washington Post titled “Memory Inc.,”...
Don’t overlook this booming group of prospective employees
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 05, 2018
It only makes sense to turn to not-yet-retired baby boomers to meet some of the employment needs of senior living organizations. And at least four such organizations have committed in writing to doing...
Pressures mount for staffing agencies accused of price gouging long-term care operators
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 31, 2022
While senior living and other long-term care leaders are being joined by other healthcare groups, and even members of Congress, to call for federal action against price-gouging by temporary staffing agencies,...
Assisted living CEOs see pay bumps of 2.77% in 2017
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 25, 2018
Assisted living organization CEOs, on average, saw base pay increases of 2.77% in 2017, according the 20th annual “Assisted Living Salary & Benefits Report,” just published by the Hospital...
Providing value an important tool in workforce recruitment efforts: speaker
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 22, 2021
Senior living operators — and long-term care in general — are not alone in their struggles to recruit and retain workers. But there are ways for employers in aging services to offer value outside of...
How to identify and retain engaged employees
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 01, 2016
Attracting and keeping employees who will be passionate about their work is crucial at a time when workforce challenges are a top issue facing senior living operators, speakers told those attending an...
Vaccine mandate a ‘game-changer’: Good Samaritan CEO
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 09, 2021
After a resurgence of COVID-19 cases among staff and residents in its senior living and care communities over the summer, and rumblings about another variant on the horizon, Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan...
Senior living braces for changes in 2020 as top challenges remain
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 02, 2020
As 2020 begins, the senior living industry is preparing for the changing needs and wants of current and future residents as workforce and occupancy issues continue to challenge operators, according to...