6 strategies will help build the long-term care workforce: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 02, 2021
Education, career opportunities, wage increases and reform measures are among the six strategies in a “long-range vision” released Thursday by LeadingAge to address workforce challenges in senior living...
Senior living leaders take fight for support of Build Back Better Act straight to public
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 12, 2022
In an open letter to the American public Tuesday, 32 national and regional nonprofit aging services, health and social support leaders sounded the alarm about the “growing crisis” for older adults...
‘Most important moment in decades’ for older adults, families’: LeadingAge
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 01, 2021
As Congress finalizes the $3.5 billion budget reconciliation package, long-term care leaders and providers are pushing the need for “game changing” investments for older adults and their caregivers.
Long-term care workforce challenges remain at ‘crisis’ level
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 11, 2022
Federal jobs data show that workforce challenges in the long-term care industry remain at a ‘crisis’ level, according to the industry.
Addressing caregiving gap needs international perspective, panelists say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 27, 2022
Workforce challenges in long-term care are a global challenge, so solutions need to come from sharing best practices, policies and solutions on a global level.
Assisted living workers in line to receive one-time bonus payment for pandemic work
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 04, 2022
Minnesota has created a $500 million fund to award one-time bonus payments to frontline workers, including assisted living workers, for staying on the job during the pandemic. Gov. Tim Walz signed the...
Proposed bill ‘great first step’ toward addressing long-term care workforce challenges
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 10, 2021
A bill to reauthorize funding for programs that prevent elder abuse also would provide $400 million annually for states to enhance education and training for direct care workers in long-term care settings.
Improving awareness, access to aging services keys to helping older adults ‘Age My Way’
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 27, 2022
Breaking the barriers to awareness of existing aging services and access to that care is the only way to help older adults seeking to “Age My Way,” according to a panel of experts speaking Thursday...
Now is the time for older adults, their caregivers: aging services leaders
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 11, 2021
As the country waits for action on the historic $1.75 trillion social spending bill, long-term care advocates are ramping up campaigns angling to refocus attention on the sector.
Payment, regulatory and staffing reforms could emerge from effort to ‘reimagine’ care for older adults
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 15, 2021
Aging and caregiving experts are engaging in a year-long national dialogue to explore the future of long-term care, including innovative ways to expand the direct care workforce, increase home- and community-based...