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.
Meet Jodi Hill, Rising Star honoree
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 10, 2020
As vice president of business strategy at Senior Lifestyle, Jodi Hill sets the platform for how the company reviews and reports on data, and which key performance indicators are the leading drivers of...
Taragin named VP at Springpoint
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 06, 2020
Sonny Taragin has been named vice president of information technology and chief information officer for Springpoint Senior Living, which has continuing care retirement communities in New Jersey and Delaware....
Judge denies appeal by Burkhart, former American Senior Communities CEO serving 10 years for audacious...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 18, 2021
A federal judge has denied a motion by former American Senior Communities CEO James Burkhart to throw out his felony fraud convictions, ruling that his law firm’s conflict of interest did not adversely...
COVID-19 vaccination now a condition of employment for some senior living operators
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 13, 2021
Atria Senior Living and Juniper Communities say that mandating vaccinations is the responsible thing to do, and the quickest route to re-engaging with community life.
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.
The Baptist Home promotes two to vice president roles
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 04, 2020
Karl Snider and Ron Mackey have been named vice presidents at Missouri-based The Baptist Home. The announcement comes as part of the third phase of an ongoing strategic planning and organizational realignment...
Pandemic ‘was like the devil walked through and was invisible’: McKnight’s ‘Distinction’ panelists
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 20, 2021
Operating through the pandemic was like working with a ghost that was impossible to grasp, leading to feelings of failure among senior living and care leaders. But the pandemic also refocused priorities.
Meet Raven Jackson, Rising Star honoree
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 20, 2020
Editor’s Note: We are profiling the McKnight’s 2020 Women of Distinction honorees daily through the program’s July 28 online awards ceremony. To register or learn more about this digital celebration,...
OSHA’s COVID-19-related standards ‘burdensome,’ ‘duplicative,’ senior living execs say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 23, 2021
New federal workplace safety rules, although well-intentioned, are burdensome and do not account for frequently changing guidance from other agencies, according to senior living association executives.