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Florida increases state funding for Alzheimer’s disease to $51 million

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Kimberly Bonvissuto

Publish Date June 23, 2021

Florida is increasing its funding for Alzheimer’s and dementia funding by more than $12 million, bringing the state’s total commitment to more than $51 million for the 2021-2022 fiscal year.

College campus CCRC reputation dinged after residents complain of noise from nearby music venue

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Lois A. Bowers

Publish Date June 23, 2021

Some in Tempe, AZ, are questioning the wisdom of locating a senior living community on a college campus after residents of Mirabella at ASU complained about the noise and hours of operation of a nearby music venue, located in a nightlife hub.

Certificate in long-term care aimed at enhancing workforce qualifications, skills

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Kimberly Bonvissuto

Publish Date June 23, 2021

A certificate in long-term care will be a new academic offering this fall at the University of Hawaii-West O’ahu.

IntegraCare reaches 100 percent staff COVID vaccination rate; Trilogy mandates vaccination

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Kimberly Bonvissuto

Publish Date June 22, 2021

Pittsburgh-based IntegraCare has reached a 100% vaccination rate among staff members at its 13 senior living communities in three states.

Providing value an important tool in workforce recruitment efforts: speaker

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Kimberly Bonvissuto

Publish Date June 22, 2021

Senior living operators — and long-term care in general — are not alone in their struggles to recruit and retain workers. But there are ways for employers in aging services to offer value outside of higher wages, according to a speaker at a LeadingAge membership call on Monday.

Assisted living operators face regulatory reforms in older adult protection law

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Kimberly Bonvissuto

Publish Date June 22, 2021

Assisted living and personal care home operators in Georgia are facing regulatory reforms after the state legislature passed a bill imposing staffing, training and financial reporting requirements.

Atria to acquire Holiday, Welltower to buy 86 properties for $1.6 billion

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Lois A. Bowers

Publish Date June 21, 2021

Atria Senior Living plans to acquire the management services division of Holiday Retirement as real estate investment trust Welltower acquires 86 Holiday owned and leased senior living communities for $1.58 billion.

Industry continues to look to immigration reform to help address workforce shortages

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Kimberly Bonvissuto

Lois A. Bowers

Publish Date June 21, 2021

President Biden’s immigration reform policies, as well as immigration reform legislation being considered by Congress, offer potential solutions for ongoing workforce shortages affecting senior living, which were exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, according to LeadingAge.

Residents of socially isolated long-term care facilities have increased mortality risk

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Kimberly Bonvissuto

Publish Date June 21, 2021

Residents of long-term care facilities located in neighborhoods with high percentages of older adults who live alone are at risk of increased isolation and mortality, according to a first-of-its kind study.

New law adds disclosure requirement for memory care providers

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Kimberly Bonvissuto

Publish Date June 21, 2021

A new law in Texas requires memory care providers to make a new disclosure, but it won’t mean big changes for the sector, according to a senior living association expert.

Employee retention can be a provider’s top recruiting tool

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Kimberly Bonvissuto

Publish Date June 18, 2021

In 2018, Presbyterian Homes Inc. of North Carolina (PHI) started looking more seriously and strategically at its workforce.

Providers dissect latest update to Provider Relief Fund rules, can use money to cover eligible expenses dating back to January

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Danielle Brown

Publish Date June 18, 2021

Provider Relief Fund payments can be used to pay for eligible coronavirus-related expenses that date back to Jan. 1, 2020, even if they received the money after the expenses incurred, according to federal health officials.

Hawaii provider fined $828,000 for operating unlicensed residential care facility

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Kimberly Bonvissuto

Publish Date June 18, 2021

The owner of three licensed care homes in Honolulu has been cited and fined $828,000 by the state for providing care for individuals at an unlicensed residential care home.

More news for Friday, June 18

By

Kimberly Bonvissuto

Publish Date June 18, 2021

Massachusetts man convicted in attempted arson of Jewish-sponsored assisted living community … Bill extending pandemic health services benefits assisted living communities … Florida no longer tracking COVID cases in assisted living, nursing homes … Eldercare worker wins $40,000 in Maryland’s $2M VaxCash promotion … Providers can use PRF dollars for eligible COVID expenses dating back to January: industry analysis … Ohio increases visits at assisted living communities, nursing homes

‘Gold standard’ for dementia care focuses on person-centered practices: panel

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Kimberly Bonvissuto

Publish Date June 17, 2021

Designing a quality memory care program for people living with dementia is more than an activity calendar and a locked hallway, according to speakers during Wednesday’s Pioneer Network virtual symposium, “Envisioning the Future: Dementia Care 2021 and Beyond.”

Assisted living loses ground on pricing amid pandemic costs, lower occupancy

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Kimberly Bonvissuto

Publish Date June 17, 2021

The pandemic had a significant effect on older adult care recipients and providers, with assisted living operators reversing a five-year growth trend in pricing, according to the results of a new report.

Expanding service coordinators in affordable senior housing key to supporting pandemic recovery for older adults: report

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Kimberly Bonvissuto

Publish Date June 17, 2021

Although policymakers have taken “bold steps” to support consumers and the economy as the world recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, more needs to be done to support the housing needs of older adults, according to a new study from Harvard University.

More news for Thursday, June 17

By

Kimberly Bonvissuto

Publish Date June 17, 2021

Marketing firms fined $192 million for perpetrating elder fraud schemes … Massachusetts life plan community offers dementia communication training to first responders … Most of Georgia senior living staff resigns; operator charged with cruelty

McKnight’s Senior Living Online Expo kicks off at 10:30 a.m. ET; Registration still open

Publish Date June 17, 2021

The virtual doors will open at 10:30 a.m. ET today for the fifth annual McKnight’s Senior Living Online Expo. Attendees at the free online event will have the opportunity to earn up to three continuing education credits while learning about workforce issues, technology and falls prevention.

Assisted living’s ‘unique challenges’ warrant special attention in pandemic, emergency response plans: study

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Kimberly Bonvissuto

Publish Date June 16, 2021

The first national study of COVID-19-related mortality in U.S. assisted living communities shows a “crucial need” for specific attention to such residences in pandemic and other emergency responses.