Hiring bias from AI-powered selection tool costs company $365,000 in settlement
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 16, 2023
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission last week settled its first-ever lawsuit involving alleged age discrimination through the use of artificial intelligence tools in the hiring process. The result...
An unforgettable experience: some puzzle games could help maintain high-level memory for seniors, study...
By
Aaron Dorman
Aug 15, 2023
Playing digital puzzle games could improve seniors’ memory ability to be on par with people in their 20s, a new study shows.
Senior living occupancy continues to recover due to supply and demand
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 15, 2023
Senior living (independent living and assisted living, including memory care) continues to see occupancy gains, and the outlook for the near-term is bright given supply and demand conditions, according...
50 percent of nurses have ‘side hustle’ to earn extra income, explore opportunities
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 15, 2023
Half of the nursing workforce has a “side hustle,” or extra job, according to the findings of a new survey from connectRN and The Nursing Beat
Business briefs, Aug. 15
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 15, 2023
Senior living occupancy continues to recover due to supply and demand … What’s next after NIC for Brian Jurutka … Pilot program will test monitoring tools for billing, falls, wandering … AHCA names...
Study looks at links between anxiety disorders, benzodiazepines, dementia
Aug 14, 2023
Benzodiazepines and anxiety disorders were linked to dementia risk, but no additional risk was seen for benzodiazepines in patients with anxiety disorders.
5 prospect concerns and the opportunities they present
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 14, 2023
A new report details five “critical concerns” that could be keeping prospective senior living residents from moving in.
Pilot program series will focus on billing, falls and wanderers
By
Aaron Dorman
Aug 14, 2023
A recent partnership aims to tackle a wide range of conditions within facilities, including falling and wandering, through a series of pilot programs.
Mandatory rent control would undermine housing goals, says provider coalition including ASHA
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 14, 2023
Mandatory rent control and rent stabilization policies like the ones under consideration by the federal government “have proven time and time again to increase rents, reduce the capital needed to boost...
State Supreme Court decisions narrow pandemic-related liability protections for providers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 14, 2023
A pair of state high court rulings this week put senior living and other long-term care providers on notice that pandemic-related liability protections aren’t a given.