CMS dementia care pilot program to expand care delivery options
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 01, 2023
Assisted living residents may be part of a new Medicare dementia care model that will test an alternative payment for family caregivers while expanding care delivery options to allow people living with...
Senior living hourly wages outpace private sector, but competition for workers continues
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 24, 2024
Hourly wages in senior living communities have increased by 30.9% over the past five years, outpacing growth in the broader private sector by 6.5 percentage points. But the labor market remains “exceptionally...
People in the news, Feb. 6
Feb 06, 2024
Appointments, promotions and other news at 2Life Communities, Blakeford Senior Life, the California Assisted Living Association, HebrewSeniorLife, Kudman Trachten Aloe Posner, LeadingAge New Jersey &...
Senior living DEI, hiring practices could face challenges in wake of Supreme Court affirmative action...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 27, 2023
Although a recent Supreme Court ruling addressing the use of race in college admissions did not directly address employers, the decision likely will bring challenges to certain diversity, equity and inclusion...
Learn about staffing, AI solutions from industry experts June 27 at free virtual event
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 24, 2024
What happens when you bring together provider experts and marketplace partners to discuss the long-term care field’s most pressing issues? Fresh ideas, new approaches and innovative solutions. Join McKnight’s...
LCS Development signs on with university retirement community website
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 09, 2024
LCS Development, a Life Care Services company, has signed on as a resource partner with UniversityRetirementCommunities.com.
US Senate launches investigation of assisted living after lay media reports about safety, staffing, pricing
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 17, 2024
The US Senate Special Committee on Aging is launching a review of the assisted living industry following recent articles in the Washington Post, which reported on the deaths of residents who wandered from...
New report offers 4 ideas to meet the needs of the ‘forgotten middle’
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 10, 2024
A new report released Tuesday by the Milken Institute presents four potential solutions to improving the financing and delivery of housing for the “forgotten middle,” those whose incomes are too low...
Specialty positions pick up in long-term care
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 02, 2023
Specialty positions are on the rise within senior living and care companies, according to specialty investment bank Ziegler
Proposed national paid leave program could ‘open up larger conversation’
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 15, 2024
President Joe Biden’s proposed budget for 2025 includes a measure to establish a national paid family and medical leave program. The program would be administered by the Social Security Administration.