Several HR-related legal challenges face senior living employers
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 03, 2024
Human resources issues in senior living aren’t limited to paying competitive wages to recruit and retain employees; an organization’s leaders may need to reassess their management strategies to navigate...
Current federal efforts targeting care economy ‘miss the mark,’ industry advocates say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 10, 2024
As a kickoff to Caregivers Month, President Biden spoke Tuesday about the “care economy” at Washington, DC’s Union Station, celebrating the contributions of care workers across the country. Senior...
Business of long-term care ‘has never been worse’ as occupancy, staffing challenges continue
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 12, 2022
NASHVILLE, TN — With the clinical issues of COVID-19 largely behind the long-term care industry, the business side “has never been worse,” according to American Health Care Association / National...
Senior living operators express optimism over occupancy, staffing: NIC
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 20, 2023
Senior living and care executives are expressing optimism that returns to pre-pandemic occupancy levels are close, according to results from the latest survey from the National Investment Center for Seniors...
More than half of senior living operators see move-in pace accelerate: NIC
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 08, 2023
More than half of senior housing operators are reporting an increase in the pace of move-ins — the highest percentage since April 2022 but still below peak 2021 numbers, according to the National Investment...
Expense pressures overtake workforce issues as top challenge for operators: NIC
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 26, 2022
Increasing operating expenses are overtaking staffing issues as the biggest challenge facing senior living and care organizations, according to the results of a new survey by the National Investment Center...
Senior living operators optimistic about easing staffing challenges
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 14, 2023
Staffing challenges appear to be easing, according to senior living operators responding to the latest National Investment for Seniors Housing & Care executive survey, the results of which were released...
Senior living wages competitive against other healthcare sectors: NIC
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 26, 2022
The senior living industry employed more personal care aides than skilled nursing in 2021 and paid competitive wages that came close to the national hourly average, according to a new analysis of jobs...
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...
Senior living organizations’ missions can attract residents and capital sources, enhance margins: experts
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 07, 2023
Having a mission can better position senior living operators to attract new residents and capital sources, and enhance margins, according to industry experts.