Grant program would incentivize intergenerational care in assisted living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 13, 2024
The creation of on-site child care services in some of Nebraska’s assisted living communities as well as nursing homes would be incentivized under a proposed bill.
Proposed bill addresses parallel senior living, child care workforce shortages through intergenerational...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 19, 2023
Legislation targeting the twin senior and child care workforce shortages was introduced Friday to address the epidemic of loneliness by fostering intergenerational connections.
Provider’s intergenerational day care, preschool create awareness around senior living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 20, 2023
After six successful years of running an intergenerational day care program within a senior living community, Perry Lutheran Homes, Perry, IA, launched a new preschool program to further integrate into...
Live-in intergenerational programs combat loneliness, ageism, study finds
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 11, 2023
Live-in intergenerational programs can help improve community well-being and resident resilience, not to mention combat ageist stereotypes, according to the results of a new study.
Intergenerational programming benefits both senior living residents, younger participants
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 25, 2023
Intergenerational programming is continuing to find a home in senior living communities as it reveals benefits to residents.
Bill seeks to launch national pilot program of Section 202, Section 8 intergenerational housing
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 08, 2023
Proposed national legislation would enable affordable senior housing providers to retrofit and improve accessibility at their properties to better support older adult residents who are raising their grandchildren.
Israeli intergenerational exchange program bridges generational, cultural gap
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 28, 2022
A Milwaukee senior living and care provider recently hosted a group of Israeli teens as part of a first-of-its-kind intergenerational exchange program to “plant seeds of tolerance and understanding between...
Intergenerational programming a win-win for youngsters and older adults
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 18, 2022
Intergenerational programming and day care in senior living and care settings is a win-win situation for children and residents, some providers are discovering.
Intergenerational mentorship program aims to promote social connection, reduce loneliness
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 23, 2021
A virtual mentorship program connecting independent living residents and teens helped counteract loneliness in the midst of the pandemic, according to a University of California, San Diego, study.
New intergenerational programming aims to teach leadership, inform senior living career options for teens
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 18, 2021
A Wisconsin-based senior living and care provider is organizing a teen board to teach leadership and career skills while fostering relationships with older adults.