Labor, enforcement trends creating operational, financial challenges for senior living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 22, 2022
Labor, behavioral health and the regulatory agenda are among the key 2022 trends that continue causing operational and financial challenges for senior living and other long-term care providers.
More news for Friday, July 22
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 22, 2022
New division within HHS will lead pandemic response … $250,000 Alzheimer’s Foundation grant will fund research into potential new medications … TX providers encouraged to update emergency plans amid...
Emergency preparedness training key but often missing for frontline staff: expert
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 21, 2022
The pandemic made clear the essential role of frontline staff in crisis and disaster situations. Michael Wasserman, MD, past president of the California Association of Long-Term Care Medicine, said it...
Court ruling provides cautionary tale regarding duties of independent living operators
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 21, 2022
A Michigan Supreme Court ruling has called into question whether independent living residents are truly “independent” and what responsibilities operators hold beyond the traditional landlord-tenant...
Assisted living scope of practice at stake under proposed bill
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 21, 2022
The extension of pandemic-era policies increased the scope of practice in assisted living, and some senior living industry advocates hope to make those policies permanent.
More news for Thursday, July 21
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 21, 2022
Assisted living community did not protect resident who died after eloping, health department says … Pandemic lockdown did not negatively affect resident mood, behaviors: study … Lingering COVID...
Pandemic was ‘ignition switch’ to underscore quality-of-life issues for residents, staff: experts
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 20, 2022
Indoor air quality is one of the most significant factors in creating a healthy environment in senior living communities and skilled nursing facilities, according to panelists who spoke during a McKnight’s...
Operator denied overtime wages, altered records in failed cover-up, DOL says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 20, 2022
A Los Angeles residential care home operator has paid $112,000 in back wages and penalties for violating federal overtime laws and illegally altering timekeeping records to cover it up, the Department...
More news for Wednesday, July 20
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 20, 2022
DOJ accused of ‘flirting with dangerous clemency precedent’ in Philip Esformes case … Argentum’s new mentoring program aims to move more women from frontlines to senior, exec spots … CMS releases...
6 trends will drive future of senior living: Bob Kramer
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 15, 2022
Six social, technologic and economic trends will drive the future of senior living, and providers will need to respond to them soon, according to industry thought leader Robert Kramer.