GAO identifies three additional priority recommendations for Labor Department
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 10, 2024
Following up on priority recommendations outlined to the Department of Labor a year ago, the Government Accountability Office last month laid out three additional concerns: stronger protections for wage...
Simple cognitive test and EMR tool boost dementia care actions in primary care setting, trial finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Jun 07, 2024
A five-minute cognitive assessment test and an electronic medical record (EMR) decision-making add-on system improved dementia diagnosis and care, according to a clinical trial.
Don’t deter ‘necessary capital partners,’ senior living leaders tell federal agencies
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 07, 2024
Recent intense focus on the role of private investment in healthcare could create “unintended consequences” that would deter investment in the senior living industry at a time when it can least afford...
Legislation, lawsuits aim to block overtime rule from taking effect
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 07, 2024
Republican-backed legislation introduced this week in both houses of Congress under the Congressional Review Act, if passed, would block the federal overtime rule from going into effect on July 1.
Negative attention on social media deters prospective nurses, study finds
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 07, 2024
Social media often paints nursing in a negative light, and that reality is drawing prospective caregivers away from the profession, according to a study released Tuesday by health technology firm ShiftKey.
‘Significant benefits’ gained from state-run retirement savings programs: study
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 07, 2024
A state-run retirement savings program can provide “significant benefits” for workers whose employers don’t offer plans, according to a study of a model in Oregon recently published in Contemporary...
Senior living industry moves toward rate integrity in wake of pandemic
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 06, 2024
The senior living industry enjoyed some “serious rate integrity” in the first quarter, according to data from 250 individual market surveys on communities across the nation.
Assisted living will help shape Louisiana’s dementia response plans
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 06, 2024
Legislative action creating a coordinated response to Alzheimer’s and dementia in Louisiana is being called a “commendable” step toward addressing the needs of those affected by the disease. And...
Senate hearing: ‘Time to begin offering assisted living’ in state veterans homes
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 06, 2024
Members of the Senate Special Committee on Aging and Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs received more endorsements for assisted living for veterans Wednesday during a joint hearing.
Labor market solid, with ‘notable pockets of weakness,’ ADP finds
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 06, 2024
“Job gains and pay growth are slowing going into the second half of the year,” ADP Chief Economist Nela Richardson said in a press release issued Wednesday in conjunction with the monthly ADP National...