Argentum calls for continued industry self-regulation as association ramps up advocacy efforts
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 14, 2021
PHOENIX—Argentum has spent the past 18 months elevating several priorities, with senior living industry advocacy rising to the top as a critical need during the pandemic amid changing federal and state...
Flu initiative results in ‘significant reductions’ in illness, deaths, Capital Senior Living...
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 28, 2018
Capital Senior Living’s first national public health initiative to better protect residents from the effects of the flu resulted in “significant reductions in infections, hospitalizations and...
Invesque seeks to divest non-core assets, create efficiencies in 2020
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 13, 2020
Invesque plans to “opportunistically divest non-core assets and redeploy capital with our preferred partners” in 2020, Chairman and CEO Scott White said Thursday. The healthcare real estate company...
Sniffing out COVID: Service dogs take on new role in Georgia assisted living communities
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 14, 2021
A Georgia-based senior living operator is partnering with a nonprofit service dog trainer to staff its metro Atlanta-based assisted living communities with COVID-sniffing canines.
McKnight’s 40 for 40: Arnold Whitman
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James M. Berklan
Oct 05, 2020
Arnold Whitman is a towering figure, both figuratively and literally, in the world of skilled nursing and senior living investing. The founder, president and CEO of Formation Capital has become as well-known...
Long-term care workforce challenges remain at ‘crisis’ level
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 11, 2022
Federal jobs data show that workforce challenges in the long-term care industry remain at a ‘crisis’ level, according to the industry.
Testing protocols can ‘significantly’ reduce COVID transmission in senior living communities: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 27, 2021
A new report aims to help assisted living and senior housing communities reduce COVID-19 transmission and develop screening programs to regularly test residents and staff for the virus.
ABHOW, be.group become HumanGood
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 10, 2017
The next step in the evolution of the ABHOW and be.group affiliation occurred Monday as the two companies announced their official unification under the previously publicized brand of HumanGood. Read our...
Care coordination, policy changes can improve mental health services for older adults
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 20, 2022
Integrating aging services, mental health and physical health is key to improving quality of life outcomes for older adults, according to a mental health expert.
NJ law increases requirements, decreases some fines in reporting of suspected abuse cases
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 08, 2017
A new law in New Jersey increases reporting requirements for long-term care workers who suspect abuse or exploitation in their facilities but “inexplicably” reduces the maximum fine by 90%...