‘Significant’ drop in residential care aide workforce during pandemic raises questions about future...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 08, 2022
The residential care aide workforce — personal care aides, home health aides and nursing assistants who work in assisted living communities, continuing care retirement / life plan communities and other...
Testimony: OSHA must take introspective look to ensure worker safety in future health crises
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 26, 2022
The federal agency charged with protecting workplace safety needs to take a hard look at itself to more effectively ensure worker safety and health during a future crisis, according to testimony during...
Florida lawmakers take on federal COVID-19 vaccination mandates
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 19, 2021
A series of state bills aimed at dismantling employer COVID-19 vaccine mandates is headed to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ desk, potentially making the state the first to fine employers for requiring vaccinations.
Slimmer, $1.75T Build Back Better framework calls for ‘historic’ investment in older adults, but...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 29, 2021
A pared down, $1.75 trillion social spending package framework announced Thursday by President Biden is being called a “historic step” for older adults, but greater investments still are necessary...
Assisted living providers could be federal audit targets over use of Provider Relief Fund dollars
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 13, 2021
Assisted living providers have benefited from CARES Act Provider Relief Fund monies over the past year to help them with pandemic-related expenses, but the federal government is “salivating” over the...
Education, mandates, incentives drive high long-term care staff COVID-19 vaccination rates
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 27, 2021
Hawaii’s assisted living and other long-term care facilities are beating the odds — and national averages — by achieving an average 84% staff COVID-19 vaccination rate. Elsewhere, some providers...
People in the news, April 6
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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,...
People in the news, Feb. 9
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 09, 2021
Appointments, promotions and news at Arrow Senior Living, Bridges by EPOCH, Buckner Calder Woods, CareTrust REIT, Commonwealth Senior Living, Enlivant, Griffin Living, Juniper Communities, Kisco Senior...
People in the news, Dec. 15
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 15, 2020
Appointments, promotions and news at American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living, Bowman Place at Olde Bedford, Bridges by EPOCH at Hingham, Commonwealth Senior Living, Five Star...
People in the news, Dec. 8
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 08, 2020
Appointments, promotions and news at American Healthcare Investors, Cypress Living, LCS, Grandbridge Real Estate Capital, Retirement Housing Foundation, StudioSIX5, Sunrise Senior Living and United Methodist...