Network infrastructure upgrades necessary after pandemic’s rapid technology adoption: experts
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 16, 2022
Approximately 30% of senior living and care organizations have not upgraded their network infrastructure in more than five years, according to a HealthTech Twitter poll. That could be setting providers...
Senior living municipal bonds ‘most directly harmed’ by pandemic: Moody’s
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 19, 2022
Municipal bonds to senior living communities were among the most delinquent in the first quarter of 2022, according to an April 15 report by Moody’s Investors Service.
Full court won’t rehear False Claims Act case against Brookdale Senior Living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 24, 2018
A 6th Circuit Court of Appeals panel said Wednesday that the full court will not rehear a June 11 decision that revived a False Claims Act case against Brookdale Senior Living that had that originated...
CMS may extend deadline for state compliance with HCBS final rule
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 15, 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will work to provide states with additional time to comply with a final rule regarding the provision of home- and community-based services to Medicaid beneficiaries,...
Resident choice improves dementia care, experts say
By
Emily Mongan
Aug 04, 2015
Care providers need to offer residents with dementia meaningful roles in creating their own care plans, experts advised Monday at the Pioneer Network Conference in Rosemont, IL.
New intergenerational programming aims to teach leadership, inform senior living career options for teens
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 18, 2021
A Wisconsin-based senior living and care provider is organizing a teen board to teach leadership and career skills while fostering relationships with older adults.
Prospective residents, adult children prioritize different aspects of communities
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 11, 2018
Older adults and their adult children prioritize different aspects of senior living when considering retirement communities, according to new research.
Seniors housing likely to see several design changes post-pandemic: experts
By
Amy Novotney
Oct 05, 2020
In the age of COVID-19, senior living designers have been hard at work to figure out what a “new normal” might look like within the industry. Although an array of ideas have been proposed, speakers...
Major home care organization calls for vaccine mandate
By
Liza Berger
Aug 23, 2021
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Monday urged mandatory vaccinations among healthcare staff in all settings.
Ukrainian refugees could find support, employment at U.S. long-term care facilities
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 18, 2022
Refugees from Ukraine could find a career path in the U.S. long-term care industry. The American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living is working with the International Rescue Committee...