CCRC expects up to $70,000 in annual savings by going green
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 15, 2021
Carroll Lutheran Village is expanding its green initiatives with energy-efficient lighting and solar panels to reduce energy consumption and costs. The Westminster, MD, not-for-profit continuing care retirement...
More news for Tuesday, Sept. 5
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 05, 2023
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
By
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...
A toast to creative marketing
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 28, 2017
Much of the buzz last week was about the solar eclipse, and rightfully so. But another big event was taking place in cities and towns across the country.
Long-term care eligible for cut of $2M in workforce development grants
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 08, 2022
Wisconsin’s senior living and care operators are eligible to receive their share of the state’s $2 million grants from the Department of Workforce Development.
Energy efficiency improvements could help senior living tap into $400 billion in federal funds through...
By
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’
By
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...
Biden offers last word on COVID-19 vaccination mandates
By
Liza Berger
Sep 10, 2021
With COVID-19 rates worsening, the fall season projected to be severe and many workers still relentlessly reluctant to get vaccinated, a universal vaccination mandate, the administration felt, had to be...
Business briefs, Feb. 23
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 23, 2023
National health spending grew by 3.8% in 2022 … Study notes correlation between sustained low-wage earnings, morbidity … Washington state’s LTC insurance program sent private insurance interest soaring
Business briefs, July 11
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 11, 2023
CCRC salaries soaring: Nurses still in hottest demand but raises for all moderating … Unemployment rate sees little change at 3.8% in June: BLS … CA Supreme Court backs employers in ‘take-home’...