Alwan leaves ‘gratifying’ experience at LeadingAge to start private consulting service
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 14, 2022
After 15 years of full-time employment with LeadingAge, and several years of consulting before that, Majd Alwan, PhD, is branching out on his own.
1.4 million antigen tests will help residential care facilities transition COVID-19 protocols
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 07, 2023
With the approaching end to the COVID-19 public health emergency, the state of Colorado has purchased 1.4 million COVID-19 point-of-care antigen tests to provide every assisted living community and other...
Senior living and care advocates make ‘top lobbyists’ list
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 08, 2022
Leaders from the American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living, Argentum and LeadingAge have been named on The Hill’s “Top Lobbyists 2022” list, published Wednesday.
Assisted living needs to be part of enhanced Medicaid HCBS program, industry advocates say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 30, 2023
A proposal calling for permanent enhanced federal funding to states to expand the Medicaid home- and community-based services program needs to go a step further to emphasize the benefits of assisted living,...
Robyn I. Stone, DrPH, MPA, senior vice president for research, LeadingAge and co-director of the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston, was named an Industry Ally in the 2023 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards...
Past provides inspiration as Landis Communities plots its future
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 21, 2023
An original history of the first 30 years of one Pennsylvania-based provider’s journey proved prophetic as expansion plans circle back to the founder’s original vision of a community without walls.
Senior living industry tells federal lawmakers of ‘unprecedented’ financial issues
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 27, 2023
A recent House hearing on healthcare inflation drew no shortage of comments from groups including the senior living industry sharing experiences with escalating costs.
Advocacy groups urge swift action on final affirmative fair housing rule
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 27, 2023
The federal government’s attempt to “remedy the effects of housing discrimination through a proposed affirmative fair housing rule is being applauded by senior housing advocates.
LeadingAge works to assemble workforce solution puzzle piece by piece
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 20, 2022
DENVER — There is no single, promising action on the horizon as it relates to the workforce crisis in the long-term care industry, according to LeadingAge. But the association is working to assemble...
How a senior living provider freed up employees to pursue their passions
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 08, 2023
A few years ago, United Methodist Communities embarked on a digital transformation to improve productivity, drive innovation and improve resident and employee experiences.