Senior living ‘on the precipice of this defining moment,’ Argentum CEO says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 30, 2024
The senior living industry sits “on the precipice of this defining moment with significant challenges but also tremendous opportunities” to tell its story and help millions of older adults “live...
Policy initiatives underway to lessen direct care workforce shortages
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 29, 2024
Direct care workforce shortages strain the healthcare system overall and affect access, quality and costs. Although no single answer to the issue exists, several policy initiatives and solutions underway...
California’s senior living and care sector at ‘critical juncture’
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 08, 2024
California’s senior living and care sector is at a critical juncture, with the state Master Plan on Aging underscoring the need to expand the direct care workforce and improve outcomes for workers, according...
Brookdale Senior Living CEO: ‘Too soon to tell’ outcome of Senate inquiry
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 22, 2024
Brookdale Senior Living’s leader said Wednesday she is confident in the company’s priorities in the face of growing scrutiny of the industry by the lay media and policymakers.
Senior living advocates ask Congress to expand college savings plans to fund career-related expenses
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 24, 2024
A coalition of almost 800 nonprofit organizations, businesses and associations — including several in senior living — is urging Congress to include a bipartisan bill expanding eligible uses of college...
Online training program for assisted living develops out of home care program
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 03, 2023
An online training program for assisted living caregivers is being developed and tested based on another program that was created for unlicensed caregivers of people living in the greater community.
Senior living industry urges Congress to pass bipartisan ‘career savings plans’ bills
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 04, 2023
A coalition of more than 650 organizations, including senior living organizations, is urging Congress to support a bipartisan bill that would expand eligible uses of college savings plans to cover workforce...
Providers can help employees, prospects overcome barriers to lifetime financial security
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 18, 2023
A new report by the Milken Institute details the barriers to achieving lifetime financial security, providing actions employers can take to help their employees and prospective residents.
Low wages, part-time work remain barriers to direct care workforce pipeline
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 13, 2023
Not much has changed in a year for the direct care workforce, according to a new PHI research report, released Tuesday
Workforce development project targets LPN apprenticeships, policy recommendations
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 25, 2023
The state of Washington is approaching the long-term care workforce crisis by addressing education, training and licensing through two approaches, including a new LPN apprenticeship program.