Sign-on bonuses popular for recruitment. Benefits changes, merit pay? Not so much
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 24, 2022
Sign-on bonuses have proved popular among assisted living operators in attracting new employees during the pandemic, but changes to benefits eligibility and merit increases have not been, according to...
Occupancy increases for assisted living, nursing homes; decreases for memory care: NIC
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 14, 2022
Assisted living and nursing homes occupancy is on the rise, but memory care communities are seeing declining occupancy, according to the latest NIC Executive Survey Insights report released Thursday.
Assisted living memory care admission reduces odds of SNF placement, acute care stays, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 07, 2022
Older adults living with dementia who move into memory care units in assisted living communities are less likely to experience a skilled nursing facility or a hospital stay than their peers who move into...
Senior living occupancy increases for second quarter in a row; delta variant has little effect
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 06, 2022
Senior living (independent living and assisted living combined) occupancy increased for the second consecutive quarter, rising to 81% in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to NIC MAP data released Thursday...
With evolving OSHA standards, senior living industry ‘not waiting on government action to run their...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 21, 2021
With guidance changing by the day, earlier recommendations of “be prepared to act” are echoing louder for assisted living providers. Although the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health...
Grammy winner eyes opening assisted living communities, employing college graduates
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 17, 2021
A 26-year-old Grammy winner said she intends to stay true to her word and open an assisted living community in her hometown of Houston, as well as provide employment opportunities to recent college graduates.
Long-term care providers struggle with high unemployment compared with other healthcare settings: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 15, 2021
Although employment at hospitals and physicians offices has returned to almost pre-pandemic levels, assisted living communities, life plan / continuing care retirement communities and nursing homes continue...
More news for Monday, Dec. 13
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 13, 2021
Missouri latest state to introduce essential caregiver bill … Assisted living communities may offer promising future for older adults with serious mental illness: paper … LGBTQ advocates launch consumer...
Lawsuit claims operator failed to protect cognitively impaired resident from sexual assault
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 10, 2021
A lawsuit filed by “Jane Doe” through her guardian Carol Smith names Assisted Living by Hillcrest LLC and West Bend Mutual Insurance as defendants for allegedly failing to protect Doe — a resident...
Assisted living workers eligible for $5.5M one-time child care scholarships
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 09, 2021
Parents working in Montana’s assisted living communities are among those in line to receive a portion of $5.5 million in federal funding for a one-time child care scholarship program available to healthcare...