What the federal election means for entitlements, regulations and immigration
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 24, 2024
Regardless of who wins the presidential election, senior living providers should not expect big changes any time soon regarding so-called entitlement programs such as Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security;...
Proposals would exacerbate workforce shortages, provider groups say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 20, 2024
Proposed changes to an existing law overseeing protections for older adults would delay hiring practices, create backlogs and become another unfunded mandate for Pennsylvania’s senior living and care...
Value-based care, tech, workforce issues among hot topics senior living experts dish on
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 12, 2024
Innovation, technology, affordable assisted living, dementia and memory care, value-based care and workforce issues were among the hot topics senior living experts discussed during a McKnight’s Senior...
Business briefs, Aug. 27
Aug 27, 2024
Pennsylvania retirement community sees $11.6 million operating loss … Trustee balks at $1.3M in incentives for executives in Petersen Health bankruptcy … How LTC facilities with employee-centered cultures...
Cutting proportion of RNs on care teams tied to worse outcomes
By
Haymarket Media
Aug 29, 2024
Worse outcomes include avoidable patient deaths, readmissions, longer lengths of stay, decreased patient satisfaction and excess costs.
Employer educational assistance programs can help long-term care workers pay off student loans
By
John Roszkowski
Sep 03, 2024
Employer-based educational programs still can be used to help pay off worker students’ loans through the end of next year, potentially enabling long-term care employers to provide relief to their workers...
Technology pilot study to focus on improving resident safety, employee well-being in senior living
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 27, 2024
Improving resident safety and employee well-being in senior living communities and other long-term care residential settings through technology is the goal of research getting underway at the University...
Workforce participation expected to continue to decline, report finds
By
John Roszkowski
Aug 27, 2024
In another troubling sign for the ongoing staffing shortages facing the long-term care industry, a new report finds that US workforce participation among the prime working age population is continuing...
Policies needed to improve direct care workers’ financial situation: report
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 05, 2024
Low wages and high poverty rates for direct care workers sound the alarm for policy efforts to improve conditions in nearly every state, according to a new report from PHI.
Improving workplace can lower assisted living nurse turnover rates, decrease burnout
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 20, 2024
Understanding the factors that contribute to burnout among assisted living nurses can drive interventions to ease high turnover rates, according to an expert in the field.