Industry groups launch online resource for senior living and care careers
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 14, 2024
The Minnesota state partner of LeadingAge and Argentum and the state affiliate of the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living have partnered on an online resource meant to...
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...
Wendella “Wendy” Blackman carries the weight of responsibility in her heart. As the director of Reflections memory care program at senior living community The Bristal at North Woodmere, NY, the residents...
Addressing senior living caregivers’ childhood trauma improves outcomes for workers, residents: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 14, 2024
Senior living and care employers can reduce the negative effects of childhood trauma experienced by frontline caregivers by building nurturing relationships and safe workplaces, according to a new report.
Task force releases recommendations addressing workforce shortages
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 20, 2024
Although North Carolina’s assisted living communities don’t employ large numbers of nurses, industry leaders noted that findings and recommendations from a state task force on addressing a shortage...
Meet Joan DiPaola, 2024 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards ‘Thought Leader’ honoree
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Jessica R. Towhey
May 10, 2024
Perhaps Joan DiPaola’s most significant contribution to dementia care is the vital reminder to caregivers and their families that people living with dementia are people. As the senior dementia care specialist...
Assisted living affordability among adults’ top cost concerns
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 14, 2024
The cost of assisted living, other long-term care settings and healthcare in general weighs heavily on the minds of older adults, according to the results of a new poll.
Person-centered care can address social isolation and loneliness
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 30, 2024
Social isolation and loneliness gained attention during the COVID-19 pandemic and with a US Surgeon General’s advisory released last year, leading to new programs and ways to address the public health...
Is there a BioButton in your community’s future?
By
John O'Connor
May 08, 2024
KFF Health News is reporting on a scenario that might soon be commonplace in senior living settings. New admissions at Houston Methodist Hospital now have a monitoring device about the size of a half-dollar...
Fear of increasing senior living costs leads some older adults to agree to pay more upfront
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 09, 2024
With senior living’s affordability a top concern for older adults and their families, 25% of respondents to a new US News & World Report survey said they would be willing to pay more upfront to guarantee...