Appointments, promotions and retirements at Avera Health, CareTrust REIT, Cura Hospitality, Erickson Senior Living, Health Dimensions Group, Healthpeak Properties, Kendal, LeadingAge Minnesota, Link-age,...
People in the news, May 3
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Amy Novotney
May 03, 2022
Appointments, promotions and awards at The Ciena Group, Discovery Senior Living, East Ridge Residence, Erickson Senior Living, Fishman & Associates, Franciscan Ministries, Juniper Communities, M3, MBK...
People in the news, April 19
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Amy Novotney
Apr 19, 2022
Appointments and promotions at Anthem Memory Care, Benchmark Senior Living, Bethany Life, Christian Horizons, EmpowerMe Wellness, Front Porch, HKS, Lathrop Retirement Communities, Morning Pointe Senior...
People in the news, April 12
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Amy Novotney
Apr 12, 2022
Appointments, promotions and other news at Asbury, Benchmark Senior Living, Cardinal Ritter Senior Services, Cypress Cove, Distinctive Living, Enseo, GMK Associates, McGriff, Monarch Communities, National...
Double-shifts, time sharing and tiers may be part of ‘creative’ approach needed to boost staff recruitment...
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Amy Novotney
Apr 28, 2021
To recruit new employees into senior care, the key approach is using creativity and offering flexibility, according to Bette McNee, RN, a senior clinical risk management consultant at Graham Company, one...
Industry must capitalize on ‘historic moment’ of change for skilled nursing: expert
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Amy Novotney
Apr 14, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the country’s long-term care system, particularly in skilled nursing facilities, as “deeply flawed, chronically underfunded and in need of reform,” according to...
The future of nursing homes lies in a community hub model: expert
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Amy Novotney
Apr 09, 2021
To remain financially viable in a post-COVID world, nursing homes need to think more broadly and consider ways that they can serve as a hub for other aging services. That’s the message presented to the...
Public-private collaboration key to securing long-term care financing for middle-income Americans
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Amy Novotney
Apr 09, 2021
Recent studies have found that more than half of middle-income seniors will not be able to afford the care they need, and 15% of baby boomers will incur more than $250,000 in long-term care costs. If anything,...
New York nursing homes must use at least 70% of revenue for direct care under new budget
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Amy Novotney
Apr 08, 2021
For-profit New York nursing homes will have to spend more of their revenue on staffing and keep less in profits under a provision in the state budget approved Tuesday. Agreement on the $212 billion state...
Biden’s infrastructure plan includes prioritized funding for affordable housing, long-term care
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Amy Novotney
Apr 01, 2021
President Biden unveiled a $2 trillion, eight-year infrastructure plan on Wednesday with a nod to the needs of older adults and the long-term care industry. The first phase of the president’s American...