Senior living hourly wages outpace private sector, but competition for workers continues
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 24, 2024
Hourly wages in senior living communities have increased by 30.9% over the past five years, outpacing growth in the broader private sector by 6.5 percentage points. But the labor market remains “exceptionally...
Senior living operators need to move the needle
By
John O'Connor
Mar 28, 2024
A robust exchange during a recent McKnight’s Veteran VIP Conversation during the 2024 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards left me with two distinct take-aways.
As senior living sector recovers, some call for a change in the model
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 27, 2024
Overall, veterans in the long-term care field believe the aging services sector is recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. But they don’t necessarily agree on where that recovery is at.
Grant program would incentivize intergenerational care in assisted living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 13, 2024
The creation of on-site child care services in some of Nebraska’s assisted living communities as well as nursing homes would be incentivized under a proposed bill.
Provider’s intergenerational day care, preschool create awareness around senior living
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 20, 2023
After six successful years of running an intergenerational day care program within a senior living community, Perry Lutheran Homes, Perry, IA, launched a new preschool program to further integrate into...
Business briefs, Feb. 14
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 14, 2024
CPI rose 0.3% in January; 3.1% over the last 12 months … Free immersive online training available for California caregivers … Grant program would incentivize intergenerational care in assisted living
Proposed bill addresses parallel senior living, child care workforce shortages through intergenerational...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 19, 2023
Legislation targeting the twin senior and child care workforce shortages was introduced Friday to address the epidemic of loneliness by fostering intergenerational connections.
Intergenerational programming benefits both senior living residents, younger participants
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 25, 2023
Intergenerational programming is continuing to find a home in senior living communities as it reveals benefits to residents.
Minnesota senior living community opens its doors to people of all ages
By
Max Bachmann
Jun 30, 2023
College students and older adults interacting daily may seem out of place — but not at a senior living community in Minnesota. That’s because, at The Pillars of Prospect Park, they live together.
Live-in intergenerational programs combat loneliness, ageism, study finds
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 11, 2023
Live-in intergenerational programs can help improve community well-being and resident resilience, not to mention combat ageist stereotypes, according to the results of a new study.