Addressing senior living caregivers’ childhood trauma improves outcomes for workers, residents: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 14, 2024
Senior living and care employers can reduce the negative effects of childhood trauma experienced by frontline caregivers by building nurturing relationships and safe workplaces, according to a new report.
Assisted living will ‘meet its promise’ by providing services consumers want, experts say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 08, 2024
Through the evolution of the assisted living model, the needs of residents have become more challenging, staffing shortages have worsened, regulations have become more complex, financing and accessibility...
Partnership leads to scholarship opportunity at Granger Cobb Institute for Senior Living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 19, 2024
The LCS Foundation has announced a partnership with the Granger Cobb Institute for Senior Living to provide an annual scholarship to add more professionals to the senior living profession.
State rule change goes back to intent of original staffing bill, advocates say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 19, 2023
A proposed rule change in response to the inclusion of “stringent language” inserted into a bill governing staffing levels in Georgia’s senior living facilities goes back to the intention of the...
Combatting senior care burnout through resiliency, employee engagement
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 08, 2023
The palliative care team at Elizabeth Seton Children’s Center works daily with residents who are approaching the end of life. Similar to direct care workers in aging services, that care can be physically...
Tragedy prompts senior living company to develop mental health awareness in staff
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 15, 2023
Shortly after acquiring a Florida senior living campus, LifeStar Living was faced with the death of a resident by suicide. Looking back, a company executive said, the tragedy was a catalyst for the firm...
$30 million loan repayment program aims to recruit, retain senior living workers in Hawaii
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 12, 2023
A student loan repayment program is being launched in Hawaii to address the growing shortages of healthcare professionals in senior living and other settings across the islands.
More news for Tuesday, Aug. 29
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 29, 2023
Poll: Only half of older adults have heard of new RSV vaccine … Workforce mental health needs increase for most large employers: survey … CCRC in danger of insolvency placed under state control …...
Staffing, cost of care, living conditions top bones of contention for prospective AL residents and operators,...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 18, 2023
As a wave of baby boomers continues to shape the senior living landscape, a new white paper looks at top concerns those prospective residents are raising in evaluating their options, and provides best...
Proposal would increase funding, training for affordable senior housing service coordinators
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 11, 2023
A new bill intended to expand and improve service coordination programs in affordable housing was introduced this week, adding a potential funding mechanism for tax credit-financed housing.