CNAs cite staffing shortage as biggest on-the-job challenge: survey
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 08, 2022
The biggest challenge facing certified nursing assistants is the effects of the historic staffing shortage, according to a new survey.
Treasury expands flexibilities in state COVID-19 relief dollars for affordable housing
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 29, 2022
Updated federal guidance released Wednesday expanded the use of federal COVID-19 relief funds for affordable housing, providing additional flexibilities for how states and local governments use those funds.
Six Senate Democrats this week introduced the Nursing Home Improvement and Accountability Act of 2021, which offers more funding for facilities in exchange for industry reforms.
Long-term care needs relief to sustain services through omicron and beyond, LeadingAge tells Biden
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 26, 2022
LeadingAge is calling on the Biden administration and Congress to deliver an emergency relief package to sustain senior living and other long-term care providers through the omicron variant of COVID-19...
Woman who fought senior living facility after employees allegedly stole nearly $1 million dies at 100
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 09, 2021
A resident of a Chicago assisted living and memory care community who sued the community after employees allegedly stole $750,000 from her has died. Her lawsuit is expected to live on, however.
Collaboration helps Senior Resource Group cut hospital readmission rate
Sep 27, 2019
Collaborating with healthcare providers is the key to reducing hospital readmission rates for senior living residents, Senior Resource Group believes. And the owner, developer and operator of 32 communities...
Senior living occupancy increases for third quarter in a row, led by assisted living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 08, 2022
Occupancy in senior living communities in the first quarter increased for the third quarter in a row, according to NIC MAP data released Thursday afternoon related to the 31 primary markets that NIC MAP...
Providers victims of politics in ‘unfortunate’ repeal of COVID immunity protections, industry rep...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 12, 2021
Assisted living and other long-term care operators are the victims of politics via legislation signed last week by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo that repeals blanket immunity protections for pandemic-related...
Senior living leaders take fight for support of Build Back Better Act straight to public
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 12, 2022
In an open letter to the American public Tuesday, 32 national and regional nonprofit aging services, health and social support leaders sounded the alarm about the “growing crisis” for older adults...
Meet Sandy Skerda, Veteran VIP honoree
By
Chloe Konrad
Aug 05, 2021
Sandy Skerda, executive director, Eliza Jennings Renaissance Retirement Campus, Olmsted Township, OH, is in the 2021 class of the McKnight’s Women of Distinction as a Veteran VIP.