Senior living nurse job satisfaction heavily influenced by culture, leadership: MIT report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 19, 2023
Job dissatisfaction and burnout among nurses is fueled by “out of touch” managers and “disconnected” senior executive leadership, according to a new report from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Industry operator lends expertise to new senior living management degree program
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 07, 2020
A Florida senior living company is partnering with the University of Central Florida to launch a scholarship program for a new undergraduate degree in senior living management.
Women now lead the way at 92 percent of Kendal affiliates
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 07, 2023
On the heels of Women’s Equality Day, Aug. 26, one not-for-profit senior living organization is celebrating setting a new standard in leadership in senior living with women heading 11 of its 12 communities.
46 assisted living communities named in $4.5 million home health kickback settlement
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 03, 2024
Forty-six assisted living communities have been named as recipients of alleged illegal kickbacks that were the focus of a $4.5 million settlement reached between the federal government and a group of home...
UPDATED: COVID-related criminal charges dismissed against Silverado
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 26, 2023
“It’s a great day for the industry as a whole,” Silverado President, CEO and Chairman Loren Shook said Thursday in response to the dismissal of all criminal charges against the senior living operator...
Dream Flights
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 21, 2021
Discovery Senior Living is partnering with Dream Flights to locate and provide opportunities for World War II veterans to fly aboard a restored Boeing Stearman biplanes. Learn more, and find out how to...
MA plans ‘designed for senior living residents by senior living communities’ roll out in California
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 10, 2021
LeadingAge California and Richmond, VA-based care management company AllyAlign Health are partnering to offer Medicare Advantage special needs plans to cover long-term care residents across the continuum...
New law tackles assisted living workforce, regulatory challenges
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 09, 2023
A new state law will strengthen senior living providers’ ability to hire more caregivers and provide high-quality care, industry advocates say.
Celebrating student caregivers
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 03, 2020
When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down senior living communities around the country, it also shut down graduation plans for many of their student workers. Read more, and learn how to submit your photos!
Union dues issue back in spotlight as Supreme Court schedules conference in case
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 19, 2020
The U.S. Supreme Court could revisit the case barring public-sector unions from collecting fees from nonmembers without their explicit consent in a case that could determine whether public employees will...