Proposal aims to prevent temporary staffing agencies from ‘gouging’ long-term care providers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 16, 2021
Pennsylvania lawmakers plan to introduce legislation as early as this week to set maximum rates that temporary staffing agency personnel can charge, to end a practice of “gouging” the state Medicaid...
Industry continues to look to immigration reform to help address workforce shortages
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 21, 2021
President Biden’s immigration reform policies, as well as immigration reform legislation being considered by Congress, offer potential solutions for ongoing workforce shortages affecting senior living,...
McKnight’s Senior Living Newsmakers Podcast with Barbara Speedling
Oct 19, 2021
Barbara Speedling, quality of life specialist, talks about how senior living providers can create positive living environments for residents, what baby boomers will expect from senior living, and factors...
Coalition cites ‘urgent need’ in releasing best practices for assisted living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 25, 2018
The Long Term Care Community Coalition released recommendations for best practices for the assisted living industry on Wednesday, citing an “urgent need” given the findings contained in a February...
Frontline staff effective in reducing antipsychotic use: study
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 17, 2017
The off-label use of antipsychotic medication to treat cognitively impaired residents can be significantly reduced by training frontline staff members to recognize that individuals may exhibit challenging...
1.7 million older adults could be hurt by medical expense tax deduction change
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 09, 2019
The American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living, American Seniors Housing Association, Argentum and LeadingAge are among the 50 organizations signing onto two letters urging...
CBO: Senate healthcare bill would cut Medicaid funding by $772B through 2026
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 26, 2017
Senate Republicans’ bill to replace the Affordable Care Act would cut federal spending on Medicaid by $772 billion through 2026, according to an analysis released Monday by the Congressional Budget...
Why the RN visa delays? Group demands answers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 30, 2022
A long-term care coalition is asking the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to investigate Texas visa delays for registered nurses.
Senior living industry pitches immigration reform as partial solution to workforce crisis
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 02, 2022
With the workforce crisis top of mind for most senior living and other long-term care providers, trade associations representing providers are making a last-minute push to float immigration reform to the...
Episcopal Retirement Services, LCS join list of senior living employers mandating COVID-19 vaccines
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 03, 2021
At least two more senior living and care companies have joined the growing COVID-19 staff vaccination mandate movement in the long-term care industry. Episcopal Retirement Services, based in Cincinnati,...