Senior living operator’s 4-day work week pilot results in significant jump in job applications
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 02, 2023
When two Wisconsin senior living communities announced that they were participating in a four-day work week pilot, job applications jumped significantly and jobs that had been open for an extended period...
More news for Friday, Oct. 27
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 27, 2023
Assisted living worker charged with murder after shoving resident … Personality changes prior to cognitive impairment aren’t predictive of dementia … CDC releases COVID-19, RSV vaccine information...
Business briefs, Sept. 29
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 29, 2023
CMS, housing groups concerned about effect of potential government shutdown … Participation open for annual assisted living salary and benefit study … Baltimore mayor awards $2M “direct care worker...
More news for Friday, Nov. 3
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 03, 2023
Neighoborhood environments can influence modifiable factors for Alzheimer’s, dementias … Former assisted living owner to undergo competency evaluation in exploitation case … Enhanced tai chi program...
US sets up $300 million database for Alzheimer’s disease research
Apr 05, 2023
In creating the database, the goal is to provide something that can “improve applicability and generalizability of findings.”
HUD funding lapse would have ‘harmful impacts’ on affordable senior housing providers, residents,...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 29, 2023
A coalition of affordable housing organizations including LeadingAge is urging Congress to pass fiscal year appropriations bills that support housing providers and older adults and to work to avoid a government...
More news for Thursday, July 13
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 13, 2023
Senior living advocates tell senators that assisted living access is vital to veterans … Proposed House appropriations bill would cut HUD Section 202 program funding by 15% … Industry groups drop suit...
CMS changes quality measure set for home- and community-based services
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 15, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced changes to the quality measure set for home- and community-based services and described reporting requirements for Money Follows the Person grant...
Assisted living model could be threatened by long-term care workforce proposal
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 30, 2024
A proposed federal bill includes substantial new funding for long-term care workforce development, but it potentially threatens the assisted living model by including the setting with more clinical ones,...
More news for Friday, March 10
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 10, 2023
Follow these tips to prevent, defend against quality of care allegations … LeadingAge endorses bill to expand affordable housing … Older workers turning to gig work: AARP … Second round of $19M grant...