Bridge Senior Living renames all memory care neighborhoods … Park Avenue Lifestyle rebrands as Ciel Senior Living … Bill requires CA employers to adopt workplace violence prevention plans … Fitch...
The benefits of ‘camp’ for new team members
By
Kim Smith
Sep 05, 2023
Camp SageLife is a powerful and memorable way to teach our team about our resident-focused philosophy. Everything has a purpose and lesson.
More news for Thursday, Aug. 24
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 24, 2023
Watermark Retirement Communities earns ‘High Performer’ status in HRC-SAGE LEI … Older adults fastest-growing cannabis clientele … Routine vaccines can cut risk for later Alzheimer’s disease...
Circadian lighting’s impact on seniors and their caregivers goes under the microscope
By
Aaron Dorman
Aug 17, 2023
A new study will look at how caregivers are affected by circadian lighting technology and how quickly they can learn how to operate it.
Staffing shortage top issue facing CNAs on the job: survey
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 28, 2023
A continued staffing shortage is the prime issue facing certified nursing assistants for the second year in a row, according to the results of a survey released Wednesday at CNA Fest in Little Rock, AR.
Robots to combat loneliness? Researchers propose ethical limits.
By
Aaron Dorman
Jul 21, 2023
A new study on AI aims to provide metrics for determining whether robots can help with loneliness, a “Companion Robot Impact Scale.”
Caucus relaunches to support family caregivers, educate lawmakers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 11, 2023
Family caregivers are seeing support from a bipartisan, bicameral caucus that will target policies to support those families while educating lawmakers about the nation’s caregiving crisis.
State regulations on training, staffing levels affect end-of-life care quality: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 07, 2023
More specific direct care worker training requirements in assisted living communities may help decrease the number of end-of-life care transitions, and more explicit staffing regulations may increase those...
Package of bills targets memory care services, staffing agency regulation
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 06, 2023
Delaware lawmakers took the recommendations from a recently released long-term care task force report to heart in introducing a package of bills that target dementia care and temporary staffing agency...
Providers need ‘meaningful aid,’ groups say as president unveils executive order
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 19, 2023
Building a pipeline of professional caregivers and then retaining them in long-term care are some of the goals of an executive order signed Tuesday by President Biden. Provider groups responded by calling...