Two national organizations representing senior living and health service administrators have come out against a growing movement among state governments to eliminate administrator licensing boards and move those responsibilities to state health departments, calling such moves “detrimental” to the profession.
The third annual McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards celebration kicked off Tuesday night with some firsts, including a new category of honorees and props from NFL players. Kudos also came from a senator and the heads of industry organizations.
Using engagement tools to “nudge” staff members and residents into meaningful interactions not only creates senior living communities that are great places to live; it also creates the best possible homes for residents, according to a speaker during the American College of Health Care Administrators 2021 Convocation & Expo Virtual Experience.
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A “Senior Scholars” program featuring life plan community residents as “knowledge experts” to educate student nurses about the spectrum of aging issues exemplifies how senior living communities are moving to activities that provide their residents with meaning and purpose.
American College of Health Care Administrators President and CEO William “Bill” McGinley will retire from the position in late May. He notified ACHCA’s board of directors of his plans on Friday and was expected to make a public announcement this morning.
Assisted living will be on the agenda when the American College of Health Care Administrators hosts its 2021 Convocation & Expo Virtual Experience April 13 to 27, the organization announced Wednesday.
The governors of 21 states, all Republicans, are asking Congress to provide “common sense civil liability protections to health care workers, businesses, and schools” in its next COVID-19 relief bill.
A “pop-up” coalition of more than 60 international organizations has developed recommendations for family presence in senior living and other long-term care communities as well as hospitals following the unintended negative consequences of visitor restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Senior living and care industry representatives are speaking out against racial inequity in response to rising protests across the country following the death of George Floyd and data on COVID-19 cases in long-term care disproportionately affecting minority residents.
