Growing demand for direct care workers underscores pressing need to invest in job quality: PHI
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 04, 2024
The direct care workforce serving residents in assisted living communities and other residential care settings has fluctuated in the past several years, struggling not only to return to pre-pandemic levels...
Studies highlight increasing dementia deaths, contributing factors to diagnosis and cognitive decline
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 16, 2024
More people are dying from dementia, and location and demographics are among the factors that may contribute to not only a dementia diagnosis, but also to how quickly someone will experience cognitive...
Proposed bill would expand upskilling, job training opportunities for nation’s workforce
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 12, 2023
The aging services industry has thrown its full support behind a bill that would expand skill development opportunities for American workers.
Assisted living accounts for plurality of acquisitions in second quarter
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 18, 2023
Assisted living accounted for 42% of the publicly announced senior living and care acquisitions in the second quarter, according to newly released data from LevinPro LTC. The percentage was equal to the...
People in the News, Oct. 13
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 13, 2020
Appointments and promotions at AHCA / NCAL, Claiborne Senior Living, Draper and Kramer, J&M Family Management and Retirement Unlimited.
Affordable housing company settles DOJ lawsuit over access issues at 82 complexes in 12 states
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 04, 2020
A developer, builder and manager of affordable senior housing and other apartment complexes has settled one of the largest housing accessibility lawsuits filed by the Department of Justice.
People in the news, April 6
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 06, 2021
Appointments, promotions and other news at Cadence Living, Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare, Epoch Senior Living, Graceworks Lutheran Services, Monticelloam, Pharmacorr, Retirement Unlimited, Ryan Companies,...
Resident-driven program provides purpose to residents, scholarships to employees
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 18, 2023
A Texas-based senior living community is using a resident-driven scholarship program to bring purpose to the lives of residents while contributing to employee growth and loyalty.
New dementia roundtable aims to standardize care navigation programming
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 03, 2023
A roundtable of experts will work to establish consistent processes and protocols for dementia care navigation to support people living with dementia or with new diagnoses.
Leisure offerings, warm weather most attractive to older adults looking for retirement home
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 11, 2023
Ample ways to spend leisure time and good weather top the list of factors that prospective senior living residents are looking for when choosing their retirement destination.