Older adults more likely to have multiple ailments compared with prior generations
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Amy Novotney
Jun 14, 2022
Later-born generations of older adults in the United States are more likely to have a greater number of chronic health conditions than the generations that preceded them, according to a study conducted...
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...
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,...
Long-term care facilities feeling the heat from surplus supply, despite ongoing demand: Zacks
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Amy Novotney
Mar 18, 2021
Although the nation’s aging demographics are likely to lead to a surge in demand for long-term care over the next decade, many operators still are feeling pressure from a surplus supply of facilities,...
Keys to building stronger, more equitable LTC workforce: report
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Amy Novotney
Feb 16, 2021
As nursing homes, assisted living communities and home care agencies recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, they continue to face another daunting challenge: the ongoing low supply of direct care workers...
Documentation key in avoiding COVID-19 employment and wrongful death lawsuits
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Amy Novotney
Jan 22, 2021
As of Wednesday, more than 8,000 COVID-19-related complaints have been filed across the United States, according to a national lawsuit tracker by international law firm Hunton Andrews Kurth. Although many...
Biden proposes $1.9T COVID-19 stimulus plan to speed up vaccinations, increase minimum wage and unemployment...
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Amy Novotney
Jan 19, 2021
President-elect Joe Biden detailed the first of two relief proposals at a speech in Delaware Thursday evening.
More than 6 in 10 Americans now say they would rather die than live in nursing home: survey
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Amy Novotney
Dec 09, 2020
In a blow to the skilled nursing industry, 61% of Americans now report that they would rather die than live in a nursing home. That’s according to a Nationwide Retirement Institute survey of almost 1,300...
Bipartisan lawmakers propose new $908B COVID-19 relief bill that includes liability protections, support...
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Amy Novotney
Dec 02, 2020
A group of bipartisan House and Senate lawmakers on Tuesday introduced a $908 billion COVID-19 relief proposal that includes liability protections, support for small businesses and at least some federal...