New law requires dementia-specific training for assisted living staff
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Amy Novotney
Jun 14, 2022
Colorado lawmakers recently passed legislation mandating dementia-specific training for professional caregivers in assisted living communities and some other long-term care settings.
COVID-19 pandemic has created a ‘civil rights crisis’ for many workers: EEOC
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Amy Novotney
Apr 29, 2021
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Wednesday explored the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on civil rights in the workplace at its first all-virtual Commission hearing.
Workers could get 12 weeks of paid leave under Biden’s newly proposed American Families Plan
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Amy Novotney
Apr 29, 2021
Senior living and care operators soon could be required to provide workers with 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave, thanks to President Joe Biden’s newly proposed American Families Plan.
Double-shifts, time sharing and tiers may be part of ‘creative’ approach needed to boost staff recruitment...
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Amy Novotney
Apr 28, 2021
To recruit new employees into senior care, the key approach is using creativity and offering flexibility, according to Bette McNee, RN, a senior clinical risk management consultant at Graham Company, one...
Parkinson: ‘Green shoots’ indicate occupancy is troughing, but pace of recovery still uncertain
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Amy Novotney
Apr 08, 2021
The stocks of senior living and skilled nursing-focused real estate investment trusts have outperformed expectations since the first COVID-19 vaccine announcement last November raised hopes of a quick...
West Virginia to begin offering COVID-19 vaccine to family and caregivers of assisted living residents...
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Amy Novotney
Mar 31, 2021
Beginning this week, West Virginia will offer COVID-19 vaccinations to family members and caregivers of residents and staff members at assisted living communities as part of its vaccine plan for the long-term...
Long-term care facilities feeling the heat from surplus supply, despite ongoing demand: Zacks
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Amy Novotney
Mar 18, 2021
Although the nation’s aging demographics are likely to lead to a surge in demand for long-term care over the next decade, many operators still are feeling pressure from a surplus supply of facilities,...
SNF investors focus on needs-based model, expect census return by mid-2022
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Amy Novotney
Feb 25, 2021
Amid the all-too-frequent headlines of “nursing home deaths,” federal and state deficits, increased competition from home health agencies and historic low occupancy levels while wage pressures continue,...
Legal experts warn of incoming lawsuits for long-term care
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Amy Novotney
Feb 09, 2021
Legal teams for both long-term care operators and the residents and families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic are gearing up for lawsuits alleging neglect and wrongful death as a result of the virus —...
Florida long-term care facility reportedly offered vaccines to wealthy donors: WaPo report
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Amy Novotney
Jan 07, 2021
Wealthy donors to a West Palm Beach, FL, nursing home and assisted living organization were offered early access to COVID-19 vaccinations, according to a report published Monday evening in the Washington...