What you may not know about life insurance settlements
By
Joyce Bidwell
Jun 13, 2024
It always gives me pleasure to answer inquiries about the validity of life insurance settlements. The three initial and most commonly asked questions are: The answers to all these questions appear below,...
Victory in assisted living case does not mean providers can turn a blind eye to harassment of workers
By
Jennifer Long
Neville M. Bilimoria
Jun 03, 2024
Despite a recent court ruling, failure to take action in defense of staff members in the face of verbal abuse could cause substantial liability for operators.
Harnessing analytics to optimize staff efficiency and reduce burnout in senior living
By
Kunaal Goel
May 16, 2024
it is important to use technology to optimize staff efficiency and avoid staff burnout, especially as we consider the incoming demographic changes with the baby boomer generation aging into senior living...
We all share responsibility to support older adults adequately
By
Marta Hill Gray
Apr 25, 2024
We all share the responsibility to support older adults adequately. If we do, our entire country will benefit.
Perkins Eastman is newest resource partner for university retirement community website
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 18, 2024
Perkins Eastman has signed on as a resource partner with UniversityRetirementCommunities.com.
Bill promises ‘generational investment’ in senior living and care workforce
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 17, 2024
Proposed federal legislation would make a “generational investment” in the senior living and care workforce at a time when the aging population is growing exponentially and an increasing number of...
US medical drug shortages reach record high
Apr 15, 2024
Americans are facing more shortages of the drugs they need for medical care than ever before, a national pharmacy database shows.
Jonesing for separate recognition
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 15, 2024
How is it that in my 11 years of writing about the long-term care profession, which has been talking about the coming “silver wave” of baby boomers all that time (and more), I don’t recall ever hearing...
3 strategies to deepen engagement with residents and their loved ones
By
Jaylee Baird, CDP, CALA
Apr 08, 2024
As senior living community leaders look for ways to serve and foster deeper connections with residents and their loved ones, three engagement strategies have proven highly successful.
New UVC tech wipes out viruses but not people, new research shows
By
Aaron Dorman
Apr 05, 2024
A new light-based sterilization system has shown promise for destroying airborne viruses without requiring an empty room, research shows.