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Editor for @_McKnightsSL. #seniorliving #assistedliving #memorycare #RCFE #CCRC #lifeplancommunity Tweets are mine. RT/MT/F ≠ endorsement. she/her.
Aug 1, 2022 5 tweets 5 min read
A bipartisan bill that the @MichaelJFoxOrg is calling “the first-ever legislation solely devoted to ending #Parkinsons disease” has been introduced in the House by @RepPaulTonko and @RepGusBilirakis.
mcknightsseniorliving.com/home/news/firs… The National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act (H.R. 8585) calls for the secretary of @HHSGov to carry out a national project to prevent and cure #Parkinsons, to be known as the National Parkinson’s Project. mcknightsseniorliving.com/home/news/firs…
Jul 22, 2022 7 tweets 5 min read
Provider groups decry ‘chronic underfunding’ as @CMSGov introduces HCBS quality measures.
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@Argentum @LeadingAge “Longstanding, chronic underfunding of HCBS in our country, and the resulting workforce shortages — exacerbated by the pandemic — mean millions of older adults and families’ requests for care are going unfilled." — @LeadingAge mcknightsseniorliving.com/home/news/prov…
Apr 8, 2022 8 tweets 6 min read
Thanks to @BethMace, who spoke with me about #seniorliving occupancy increasing for third quarter in a row, led by #assistedliving. Read more about the news from @Natl_Inv_Ctr / @NIC_MAP here. mcknightsseniorliving.com/home/news/seni… Average #seniorliving occupancy (IL+AL) was 80.6% in the 1st quarter, which marked a 0.2 percentage point increase from the 4th quarter of 2021 and a 2.5 percentage point increase from a pandemic-related low of 78% in the 2nd quarter of 2021. mcknightsseniorliving.com/home/news/seni…
Mar 28, 2022 17 tweets 15 min read
12 tips for recruiting and retaining staff members. mcknightsseniorliving.com/home/news/12-t…
#NICSpring22 #seniorliving @Natl_Inv_Ctr @acti_insights @arenadotio @edfrauenheim @cdeao .@Natl_Inv_Ctr CEO @brian_j called it “probably the most important session” at #NICSpring22. We've got you covered here: mcknightsseniorliving.com/home/news/12-t…
Dec 22, 2021 33 tweets 39 min read
#COVID19, fraud, murder, operator changes, awards ... the @_McKnightsSL #seniorliving #yearinreview has it all! ow.ly/YAwf50HhuKQ #YIR Image #YearInReview: 2021 began with the hope that the new #COVID19 vaccine would help control a pandemic that had caused so much illness, death, loneliness, isolation and worker fatigue in long-term care in 2020. ow.ly/F7gP50Hhvso #seniorliving #YIR