54 percent increase in low-care nursing home residents presents opportunity for assisted living
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 17, 2022
The percentage of nursing home residents who require no physical assistance in bed mobility and activities of daily living is increasing, according to a new report.
AHCA/NCAL, 15 other groups pressure HHS to extend public health emergency
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 12, 2022
Sixteen national organizations were thinking of fall and the flu Tuesday when they asked HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra to extend the public health emergency related to COVID-19.
‘Magic tables’ provide stimulation for memory care residents
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 06, 2022
Table top gaming consoles — so-called magic tables — are taking off in memory care communities, providing an easy way to stimulate the brains of those with memory impairing diseases.
Pandemic crisis ‘far from over’ in senior living, Argentum tells feds
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 25, 2022
While the nation turns the page on the crisis stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, Argentum is asking the Biden administration to redouble its efforts to help vulnerable older adults and their frontline caregivers.
Meet Nemse Paguntalan, Veteran VIP honoree
By
Chloe Konrad
Aug 09, 2021
Beginning a career in healthcare and being able to care for others are difficult enough on their own, but add a limited knowledge of English and U.S. culture, and it becomes all the more daunting. But...
Meet Jana Pauldin, Rising Star honoree
By
Chloe Konrad
Aug 06, 2021
Pauldin is the vice president of membership and chapter relations at the American College of Health Care Administrators in Washington, D.C.
Meet Nicole Steck-Waitt, Hall of Honor inductee
By
Chloe Konrad
Aug 05, 2021
Nicole Steck-Waitt has been heard saying, “I was put on this earth to serve others” to her colleagues. According to them, she proves that every day.
Meet Sandy Skerda, Veteran VIP honoree
By
Chloe Konrad
Aug 03, 2021
Sandy Skerda has dedicated two decades to one long-term care company and its residents, and at this point, she has no plans of stopping.
Meet Janice Pate, Veteran VIP honoree
By
Chloe Konrad
Aug 02, 2021
Janice Pate’s career in long-term care began when she was just a child.
Meet Jaime Brady, Rising Star honoree
By
Chloe Konrad
Jul 23, 2021
Jaime Brady possesses the rare ability to look back on her childhood and know she is where she is meant to be.