Senior living association joins real estate industry in fighting White House tax proposals
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 02, 2021
Tax increases proposed as part of the Biden administration’s infrastructure plan would negatively affect real estate costs, compounding the nation’s housing affordability crisis, according to senior...
Long-term care staff vaccine hesitancy: Safety, efficacy, newness, distrust top factors
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 22, 2021
Safety, efficacy and the newness of the COVID-19 vaccine, as well as distrust of the government, were among the major factors that long-term care and other healthcare workers cited as reasons for not receiving...
States look at social insurance to address underfunded LTSS system: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 12, 2020
Social insurance initiatives to help finance long-term services and supports are gaining traction at the state level because “the costs of waiting around for something to happen at the federal level...
Design adaptations lower COVID-19 risk in senior living: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 17, 2020
As senior living communities return to a new normal, the American Institute of Architects has unveiled post-pandemic design adaptation strategies for retrofitting existing senior housing.
Pandemic highlights need for medical directors in assisted living communities: panel
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 12, 2021
Should assisted living communities have medical directors? The growing medical complexity of assisted living residents, combined with an increased need for infection control expertise made evident during...
School career exploration programs help cultivate future workforce
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 13, 2023
A Texas not-for-profit organization serving people living with dementia is looking to local youth in the hopes of building a future workforce pipeline.
Rule on $350 billion in COVID funding provides opportunities for senior living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 11, 2022
A final rule on how states and local governments can spend $350 billion in COVID-19 prevention and mitigation funds provides a new opportunity for senior living providers to secure funding for pandemic-related...
COVID-19 negligence claims against long-term care providers ‘disregard reality’
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 13, 2022
A COVID-19 negligence suit against a Wisconsin assisted living community is just one of many legal actions facing long-term care facilities across the country.
Vaccine uptake continues to lag among senior living staff members
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 02, 2021
Just after passing the one-year anniversary of COVID-19 wreaking havoc within senior living and other sectors in long-term care, providers continue to be challenged trying to increase staff vaccination...
‘We’re all trying to make a better industry,’ Lifetime Achievement Award winner says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 16, 2022
Connections to people from all walks of life can launch careers, according to the McKnight’s Women of Distinction 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award honoree.