LCS Foundation raises $300,000 for Alzheimer’s, scholarships, more
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 22, 2024
The Des Moines, IA-based LCS Foundation raised more than $300,000 last year from 523 donors to support efforts that advance Alzheimer’s care and research as well as collegiate partnerships and scholarships,...
McKnight’s Senior Living wins 4 awards for editorial excellence
Apr 15, 2024
Excellence in coverage of news of importance to senior living providers resulted in four awards from the American Society for Business Publication Editors for McKnight’s Senior Living editors and contributors...
Business briefs, April 16
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 16, 2024
US News Best Senior Living program grows to recognize 1,703 communities in third year … CareTrust REIT awarded ISS ESG ‘prime’ status for 2024 … Woodlands Senior Living earns assisted living...
An unofficial employee appreciation day
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 22, 2024
Tuesday was the day US News & World Report released its Best Senior Living ratings for 2024, and it also was an employee appreciation day of sorts.
$19M in grants available to improve job opportunities for older adults
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 15, 2024
The Department of Labor announced last week the availability of approximately $19 million in grants for current national recipients in the Senior Community Service Employment Program to apply for additional...
More news for Friday, April 12
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 12, 2024
2 federal bills look to boost worker pipeline … Alzheimer’s Association to give Sen. Debbie Stabenow Lifetime Achievement Award … Revel Communities celebrates 5th anniversary with GPTW certification;...
Perkins Eastman is newest resource partner for university retirement community website
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 18, 2024
Perkins Eastman has signed on as a resource partner with UniversityRetirementCommunities.com.
State announces $275M in funds for affordable senior housing, workforce housing infrastructure
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 11, 2024
Developers and municipalities in Wisconsin now have $275 million in funding newly available to them to cover the cost of installing, replacing, upgrading or improving public infrastructure related to affordable...
HUD announces income limits, $174 million in ‘green’ funding
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 04, 2024
The Department of Housing and Urban Development has announced the next round of funding awards under its Green and Resilient Retrofit Program, which provides funding for direct loans and grants to fund...
2 new laws strengthen reporting, investigation of older adult financial exploitation
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 09, 2024
A new law encouraging financial institutions to do more to prevent and report financial exploitation of older adults was prompted by a family’s discovery that their loved one lost more than $3 million...