‘Go for it.’ Leaders reflect on life on the leading edge of long-term care
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 26, 2023
CHICAGO — The future is bright for the long-term care industry, but its leaders must decide what they want the industry to be instead of waiting for tomorrow’s consumers to present a list of demands,...
VP’s alleged amorous advances make CareOne target of lawsuit
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 19, 2023
A large New Jersey-based skilled nursing operator is being accused of retaliation and fostering a hostile work environment by a former executive who claims she was fired after complaining about sexual...
White House ‘tripledemic’ focus turns to improving facility air quality
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 08, 2022
One of the best ways to battle the current onslaught of respiratory viruses that is battering older adults and other vulnerable populations is focusing more on improving indoor air quality.
Soft skills, attention to high-performers drive retention, expert says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 01, 2022
In looking for the best answers on how to address historic staffing challenges in senior living, according to a “human capital” expert, the secret is to go back to the future.
Senate considers push to free immigrants’ path to long-term care jobs, ease staffing crisis
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Joe Bush
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 16, 2022
Part of the skilled nursing sector’s staffing shortage could be eased with a change in U.S. immigration policies.
Providers receive invaluable workplace lessons from 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award winner
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 16, 2022
Thursday night’s Women of Distinction awards dinner welcomed guests from coast to coast.
Job offer blows up over medical marijuana, leads to federal discrimination case
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 26, 2022
A continuing care retirement community is facing a federal civil rights discrimination lawsuit from a woman who claims the operator withdrew a job offer over her legal use of medical marijuana.
CNAs cite staffing shortage as biggest on-the-job challenge: survey
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 07, 2022
“This survey reveals not only that CNAs are burned out and frustrated, but also that the CNA staffing shortage itself is posing the greatest challenge to their work right now,” NAHCA CEO Lori Porter...
Stable use of antipsychotics in long-term care during pandemic ‘reassuring’: study
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 07, 2022
The use of antipsychotics and pain medications in assisted living and nursing home residents was relatively unchanged early in the pandemic. New residents were more likely to get certain drugs, however.
Biden administration asks court to revive workplace vaccine mandate
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 24, 2021
The Biden administration has asked the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals to reinstate a federal workplace COVID-19 vaccine and testing mandate after the enforcement was suspended.