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Anyone interested in learning more about Wisconsin’s assisted living industry can access the most recent report from the Department of Health Services Division of Quality Assurance titled the ...
Christian Family Solutions was founded in 1965 as Wisconsin Lutheran Convalescent Home, a joint outgrowth of the Bethany Convalescent Home in Milwaukee and the Lutheran Children's Friend Society in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Later in 1965, the Board of Directors determined that there was a significant need for a child welfare agency within the WELS.
Licensure is the process by which the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Board of Nursing give an individual permission to practice as a nurse practitioner in Wisconsin. Obtaining licensure permits an individual to use the title of nurse practitioner, allowing them to practice within a specific scope of practice, and indicates that the ...
Assisted living evolved from small "board and care" or "personal care" homes and offers a "social model" of care (compared to the medical model of a skilled nursing facility). The assisted living industry is a segment of the senior housing industry.
Since 2003, the number of assisted living beds in Wisconsin has doubled to more than 60,000. In that time, complaints have tripled. Experts are clear: Facilities aren’t prepared.
In Wisconsin, there are nearly 4,000 assisted living facilities. But they don't all offer the same type of care. Here's what to know.
In 1913, Wisconsin passed one of the first minimum wage laws in the United States, requiring that a "living wage" must be paid to any employed woman or minor. A similar law in Oregon was challenged in the Supreme Court, but after it was allowed to go into effect, the Wisconsin Industrial Commission moved ahead with enforcing its living wage ...
Today, Cleo Krejci is a reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. But in 2022, she was a caregiver in a struggling assisted living facility in Wisconsin. Here's what she saw.