12 weeks of bereavement leave may be on tap for New York workers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 03, 2018
New York employers would be required to give all employees 12 weeks of paid time off if a close relative dies, under a bipartisan bill awaiting Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s signature.
Employers that offer paid leave can get tax break under new law
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 24, 2018
A provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act offers a tax credit to employers that offer paid family and medical leave for lower-wage workers — under certain conditions.
$400 billion House spending package includes historic affordable senior housing funding
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 22, 2022
The US House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a $400 million spending package for fiscal year 2023 that includes the largest investment in new affordable senior housing since 2010.
Hybrid delivery model debuts in Ohio senior living communities
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 01, 2021
Tablets are being distributed to hundreds of residents of senior living communities in a bid to create a hybrid care delivery model for older adults.
Hidden camera leads to resident assault charges for assisted living CNA
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 25, 2016
A Minnesota certified nursing assistant is scheduled to be arraigned on assault charges March 14 after a hidden camera reportedly caught her repeatedly abusing a memory care resident of the senior living...
98-year-old senior living resident to set record as commencement speaker
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 09, 2015
When Frances Bartlett Kinne, Ph.D., takes this stage Saturday during Jacksonville University’s commencement ceremony, she will become the oldest person to deliver a keynote address at a master’s...
Outreach, advocacy, education keys to solving workforce issues, Argentum says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 16, 2022
Heightened outreach, advocacy and education will be keys to addressing workforce shortages in senior living, according to Argentum.
Former school repurposed for New England’s first LBGTQ affordable senior housing community
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 13, 2022
The former William Barton Rogers Middle School in Hyde Park, MA, which has sat idle for years, soon will see new life as Boston’s — and all of New England’s — first affordable housing community...
‘Pocket neighborhood’ seeks to address region’s lack of affordable housing for seniors
By
Amy Novotney
Sep 25, 2020
Older adult residents of North Texas soon will have a novel new housing option in a “pocket neighborhood” being developed near Fort Worth.
HUD concessions will help ease financial pressures, expert advises
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 28, 2020
The Department of Housing and Urban Development has developed a series of support vehicles as part of its COVID-19 assistance program, designed to help its seniors housing and healthcare borrowers address...