White Horse Village awards $54K in scholarships to 28 team members … Springs Living awards $50K in scholarships to local students working in senior living … Resident-driven solar initiative will help...
More news for Tuesday, Aug. 8
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 08, 2023
National Advisory Commission for long-term care proposed — without providers … DOJ suggests ADA updates for government websites, mobile apps … Study defines disparities in memory care … Billings...
Energy efficiency improvements could help senior living tap into $400 billion in federal funds through...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 19, 2023
Senior living communities could be able to cash in on energy efficiency improvements through last year’s Inflation Reduction Act.
Long-term care leaders call for investments in ‘infrastructure for aging’
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 22, 2021
As Congress and the administration negotiate the details of an infrastructure agreement that could top $1.2 trillion, organizations representing senior living and other long-term care providers are calling...
COVID-19 digital memorial binds strangers through shared grief
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 13, 2022
Alex Goldstein started a Twitter feed he called FacesOfCOVID for his own personal catharsis, he found that it provided a space for public recognition and memorial when those opportunities were limited.
Agency staffing cost assisted living providers $4 million in one state in 2022: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 04, 2023
Although assisted living communities in Tennessee tapped healthcare staffing agencies less frequently than nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, providers in the sector collectively were on a trajectory...
Pandemic, REITs, women leaders major factors affecting senior living: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 07, 2021
Major market changes, post-COVID-19 disruption and the progress of women in leadership are highlights of a recent report about the largest for-profit senior living providers.
Digital continues rise as source of leads, move-ins, tours in senior living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 15, 2023
Digital continues its ascent to importance in senior living — as a lead source and move-in source and tour generator, according to an expert.
$1.9 trillion stimulus plan may not go far enough for senior living, leaders say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 19, 2021
President-elect Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus rescue plan, unveiled Thursday evening, includes an initiative to “protect vulnerable populations in congregate settings,” but it may not go...
Supporting frontline workers key to resolving senior living’s ‘burnout crisis,’ data show
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 01, 2021
After battling COVID-19 on the front lines for almost a year, senior living employees are at a breaking point — even more so than workers in home health agencies, hospitals or retail settings, according...