In a move that would give new meaning to Missouri’s nickname of the “Show Me State,” a lawmaker there is sponsoring three bills that would require long-term care facilities to honor resident...
CDC draws fine line between staying ‘up to date’ on COVID-19 vaccinations, fully vaccinated status
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 07, 2022
Being “up to date” on COVID-19 vaccinations means getting a booster shot, according to updated recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But public health officials stopped...
Strong workforce comes down to ‘tender and tough’ equation, senior living CEO says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 05, 2022
Building and strengthening the workforce for one Connecticut life plan community meant borrowing from a pandemic practice that built on its already strong culture.
Brookdale program aims to attract nurses to assisted living
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Lois A. Bowers
May 02, 2016
Brookdale Senior Living’s new student loan reimbursement program, which provides up to $7,000 for new hires, is meant to draw those interested in the business side of healthcare.
Members of ‘sandwich generation’ stealing from their futures to pay for care for aging parents
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 27, 2019
Costs related to caring for aging parents may mean that many members of the “sandwich generation,” who also are taking care of their children, may not have enough funds for their own care when it comes...
Older adults already are taking advantage of remote monitoring, smartphone apps and ambient computing to help them age in place, and they have the means to motivate technology companies to keep the innovations...
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May 30, 2017
Daughter of resident who died talks healing after Marshall Square fire … Reliving Communist past helps East German dementia residents … Navigating a world of mean girls and new friends at a...
Lowering rehospitalization rates a focus at Online Expo
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Elizabeth Newman
Mar 02, 2015
Although providers have made some progress with reducing rehospitalizations, the era of managed care organizations and better hospital partnerships means new strategies are needed. Attendees at the McKnight’s...
Money Follows the Person program limits hinder senior living’s ability to serve older adults, groups...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 23, 2022
Industry associations representing senior living providers say they support the federal government’s Monday announcement of the expansion of Medicaid’s Money Follows the Person demonstration program...
More news for Wednesday, Sept. 15
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 15, 2021
House Build Back Better markups mean historic opportunities for staffing, HCBS services … LTC pharmacy giant Omnicare to require COVID vaccination of all employees … Older Americans faring worse economically...