Master Plan for Aging adds dementia screening tool for providers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 17, 2023
Primary care providers in the country’s most populous state have a new screening tool to help them identify cognitive decline in older adults and determine next steps.
Expenses top list of challenges for operators, NIC survey results indicate
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 14, 2023
Expenses are gaining momentum as the biggest challenge facing independent living, assisted living and skilled nursing operators, according to responses to a new survey by the National Investment Center...
CCRC secures high court review in class action case alleging consumer fraud
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 14, 2023
The New Jersey Supreme Court will review a trial court’s decision to provide refunds to continuing care retirement community residents who alleged a bait-and-switch scheme by a senior living operator.
$270,000 in grants to providers will fund COVID-19 vaccination clinics, education efforts
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 14, 2023
More than $270,000 in federal grant dollars are being distributed to senior living and other long-term care providers to promote education about and increase uptake of COVID-19 vaccinations.
CCRC operator boasts women-led executive leadership team
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 13, 2023
A nonprofit senior living organization based in Washington state now has an entirely women-led executive leadership team for the first time in its history.
OSHA workplace violence rule shouldn’t be ‘one-size-fits-all’ or duplicate existing requirements,...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 13, 2023
Advocates for senior living and other aging services providers are asking the federal government to grant providers flexibility and not duplicate existing requirements as a potential federal workplace...
$215,000 disability discrimination complaint could have ‘broader ramifications’ on resident contracts,...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 12, 2023
A Pennsylvania continuing care retirement community agreed to a $215,000 Fair Housing Act settlement over allegations of disability discrimination, but the senior living owners and operators said that...
Assisted living nurses can continue skilled nursing care under new law
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 11, 2023
The controversial practice of allowing nurses in assisted living communities in Massachusetts to provide skilled nursing care has received another extension with the adoption of a new law.
Senior living sees seventh quarter of occupancy gain as demand continues to outpace new supply
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 07, 2023
Demand for senior living outpaced a continued slowdown in new supply in the first quarter, fueling an occupancy increase for the seventh consecutive quarter, according to new data from NIC MAP Vision released...
National alliance advocates for $82 million to support 2 federal healthcare workforce programs
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 07, 2023
An alliance of national organizations focused on workforce challenges in senior living and other long-term care settings is asking Congress to almost double funding for two federal programs dedicated to...