Proposed nursing home staffing mandate would hurt senior living providers ‘fishing from the same...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 07, 2023
CHICAGO — Even though the staffing mandate proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services directly would apply only to nursing homes, senior living providers as well as providers across the...
Good documentation practices help mitigate litigation risks for providers
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 04, 2023
DENVER—Risk management begins with documentation, and good processes and procedures can go a long way in protecting providers from lawsuits, according to a healthcare risk management professional.
Train employees for ‘acuity creep’ or face potential risk
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 03, 2023
DENVER—The level of needs of older adults moving into assisted living communities today is similar to that of seniors who would move into nursing homes in the past, and if operators and providers don’t...
Value-based care, data collection are future focus areas for assisted living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 02, 2023
DENVER—Assisted living is a “very important” part of the care continuum and isn’t going away, but one area of focus for the future, even among private-pay operators, should be population health...
More news for Thursday, Sept. 14
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 14, 2023
Recruiting staff remains uphill battle for US CCRCs … Senior living occupancy on track for 9th consecutive quarter of gains … AHCA/NCAL releases 2023 #GetVaccinated provider toolkit to encourage fall...
More news for Tuesday, Sept. 12
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 12, 2023
Value-based care partnership rolls out Virginia coalition for senior living providers … Land & Buildings issues cautionary letter to Ventas shareholders … Welltower raises 2023 guidance, issues business...
Women now lead the way at 92 percent of Kendal affiliates
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 07, 2023
On the heels of Women’s Equality Day, Aug. 26, one not-for-profit senior living organization is celebrating setting a new standard in leadership in senior living with women heading 11 of its 12 communities.
Better assisted living resident outcomes tied to senior living quality standards
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 01, 2023
An analysis of assisted living quality award winners reveals that winning communities provided better health-related outcomes for their residents compared with communities that did not win quality awards,...
Law targeting staffing agency tactics removes providers from staffing ‘hostage situations’
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 17, 2023
Senior living advocates say passage of a nurse staffing agency bill in New Hampshire will prevent providers from being forced to pay ransom in a “sort of hostage situation” for temporary nurses.
Federal lawmakers propose tax credits for some assisted living employees
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 16, 2023
A proposed bill would create a tax credit for direct care workers in assisted living and other long-term care settings that are located in opportunity zones.