Assisted living’s ‘fragile’ workforce is under ‘threat’ from SNF staffing rule: NCAL leaders
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 04, 2024
Assisted living providers must brace for the impact of increased regulation, experts at the AHCA/NCAL Congressional Briefing warned Monday.
Long-term care leaders return to basics, employ innovation to grow direct care staff
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Kimberly Marselas
May 20, 2024
Facing the reality that most new nurses don’t choose to enter geriatrics, senior living and skilled nursing leaders both are going back to the basics and seizing on innovation to expand their direct...
‘There’s always tension’: NCAL addresses fears of increased federal regulation of assisted living
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Lois A. Bowers
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 07, 2023
Lobbying federal decision-makers for legislation that would benefit the assisted living sector may come with some risk of increased federal scrutiny, American Health Care Association / National Center...
House members launch new caucus focused on long-term care
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 08, 2022
A new congressional caucus will focus on concerns specific to the long-term care sector, lawmakers and provider representatives announced at a briefing here Tuesday.
‘Critical’ workforce solutions focus of provider advocacy efforts this week
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 07, 2022
A record number of assisted living providers gathered here Monday to press their concerns about workforce shortages and seek help from federal lawmakers on key legislation.
Benefits, culture key to hiring and retaining workers, leaders say
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Kimberly Marselas
May 17, 2022
Combining pay increases with innovative benefits and a culture that rewards loyalty is a key way to improve long-term care hiring and retention, six industry leaders said last week.
Simplifying, amplifying window visits during pandemic nets Inlet Coastal a Tech Awards Gold
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 01, 2020
For its efforts to reconnect residents with loved ones during the pandemic, Inlet Coastal Resort has won Gold in the Keep It Super Simple category of the 2020 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards.