Bipartisan bill would ease long-term care workforce shortage, advocates say, but ‘there’s more to...
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 04, 2024
Legislation introduced last week by Reps. James Comer (R-KY) and Morgan McGarvey (D-NY) aims to boost the nation’s shortage of nurses, nurse aides and other healthcare professionals.
Financial insecurity ‘snowballing’ among older adults
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 01, 2024
Eighty percent of Americans aged 60 or more years face financial insecurity about paying for long-term care or weathering financial emergencies, according to a report published last week by the National...
Artificial intelligence for LTC: Embrace it or be left behind
By
John Hall
Sep 27, 2024
Expanded computing power may help senior living providers spot problems, tackle tough challenges — if they’re open to it, experts say.
LeadingAge ‘mystified’ that senior living is missing from framework for National Plan on Aging
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 18, 2024
Calling residential care communities such as assisted living a “vital member” of their communities, LeadingAge said it was “mystified” by its lack of inclusion in the strategic framework for a...
National Senior Communities, Presbyterian Homes and Services top LeadingAge Ziegler 200 lists for senior...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 13, 2024
Presbyterian Homes & Services tops the 2024 LeadingAge Ziegler 200 list of largest not-for-profit multi-site senior living and care organizations with respect to assisted living units, with 2,927, and...
New Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac lease requirements to go into effect next year
By
John Roszkowski
Aug 30, 2024
Some multifamily housing properties, including many senior housing properties, will be required to provide new protections for tenants starting next year, under new requirements announced Wednesday by...
Assisted living must tap into its original ‘evolutionary spirit’ or risk not keeping its promises,...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 29, 2024
Disruptive demographics, workforce shortages and market changes have “rocked” the assisted living field in recent years. One expert, however, sees those disruptions as an opportunity to evolve to meet...
New updates to OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard in effect
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 22, 2024
Updates to the Occupational Health and Safety Administration’s Hazard Communication Standard (HazCom) went into effect last month, with a compliance deadline set for 2026.
Decision to remain in nursing home business a complicated one for some CCRCs
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 21, 2024
Facing unrelenting staffing and reimbursement challenges, a significant share of life plan communities across the country have shed skilled nursing beds since the start of the pandemic.
HUD proposes closing qualified contract loophole for LIHTC transactions
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 19, 2024
The Department of Housing and Urban Development has proposed guidance meant to close the qualified contract loophole in the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program for Federal Housing Administration multifamily...