Investors re-evaluate parameters of financial performance post-pandemic: NIC Leadership Huddle
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 17, 2021
Equity and debt partners are looking a little differently at the relationships among revenues, expenses and returns than they did before the pandemic, according to panelists at yesterday’s Leadership...
Ziegler: Staffing challenges contribute to SNF downsizing decisions
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 13, 2022
Specialty investment bank Ziegler offers some guidance for not-for-profit providers of skilled nursing services considering downsizing.
SEC rescinds Trump-era shareholder proxy rules
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 18, 2022
The Securities and Exchange Commission voted Wednesday to rescind rules governing proxy voting advice put into practice in November 2020.
Lawmakers propose adding state to multistate licensing pact to ease nursing shortage
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 14, 2021
Illinois Senate Bill 2068, sponsored by state Sen. Sarah Feigenholtz (D-Chicago) would add Illinois to a multistate nurse licensure compact, allowing registered nurses and LPNs licensed in any of the 34...
The Virginian completes $67 million renovation
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 28, 2024
The Virginian in Fairfax, VA, has completed a $67 million renovation project to add units and expand amenities at the continuing care/ life plan community. Owned by an affiliate of the Chicago-based private...
States navigate implementing COVID-19 vaccine requirements
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 04, 2021
Today is the day that Connecticut’s long-term workers and other workers employed by the state are required to comply with a COVID-19 vaccine mandate or agree to regular testing. The deadline was postponed...
Hiring, retaining workers starts with positive company culture
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 12, 2023
A positive company culture affects the bottom line and improves training, recruitment and retention, according to presenters at a Tuesday webinar hosted by Health Dimensions Group.
Millions of retirees return to work for financial, emotional reasons
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 20, 2023
Many Amerians who chose to retire for one reason or another during the pandemic have returned to the workforce, according to a new report from global investment management firm T. Rowe Price. They could...
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday, unanimously, that district courts must stay arbitration lawsuits pending the outcome of private dispute resolution proceedings.
Medical costs expected to increase 7 percent in 2024: survey
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 05, 2023
PwC’s Health Research Institute is projecting a 7% year-over-year medical cost increase in 2024. The projected medical cost trend in 2022 and 2023 was 5.5% and 6%, respectively.