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...
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.
Employers take heed: Feds say long COVID requires employee accommodations
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 25, 2022
While the world is still learning about the nature of long COVID-19 and how it affects individuals, the federal government is making it clear that it is considered a disability and that employers need...