Supreme Court ruling a victory for employers not supportive of worker unionization efforts
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 14, 2024
A Supreme Court ruling on Thursday marked a victory for petitioner Starbucks, and it also was a victory for employers that don’t support worker efforts to unionize.
Tech platform aims to address ‘all aspects’ of LTC workforce challenges, CEO says
By
Aaron Dorman
Apr 01, 2024
Two major organizations have created a new digital platform designed to address several long-term care staffing and workforce concerns.
People in the news, July 2
Jul 02, 2024
Appointments, promotions and other news at the Georgia Senior Living Association, the LCS Foundation, LeadGenie, Metropolitan Senior Living and the National Association of Health Care Assistants.
Jobs Corps program extended through Sept. 30, receives $1.76 billion in funding
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 26, 2024
Congress awarded the Job Corps program $1.76 billion in funding through Sept. 30 as part of the $1.2 trillion package approved Saturday. This maintains the program’s fiscal 2023 funding level, according...
Eleventh hour spending bill includes $117 billion for HHS
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 26, 2024
A $1.2 trillion spending bill approved by the Senate early Saturday morning includes $117 billion for Department of Health and Human Services operations. This sum allocates $4.1 billion for the administrative...
FDA approves new antibiotic for three indications
Apr 08, 2024
Zevtera is approved for S. aureus bloodstream infections, acute bacterial skin/skin structure infections and bacterial pneumonia.
New ways to celebrate your achievements
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 20, 2024
The McKnight’s Women of Distinction Awards and Forum last week offered an energizing and insightful day of networking, learning and celebrating as we honored five dozen women for their contributions...
Bake sale-supported nursing home turns to assisted living to survive
By
Josh Henreckson
Apr 05, 2024
A Rhode Island nursing home that had turned to a grassroots funding campaign that included a resident-run bake sale to avoid closure is reworking one of its floors into a memory-care focused assisted...
Tech outage has operators scrambling to assess damage, options
By
John O'Connor
Jul 22, 2024
Nursing home and senior living community operators were scrambling to assess possible damage and weigh care interruptions Friday, in the wake of a widespread technology outage.
Actions & Transactions, July 18
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 18, 2024
Capital Funding Group closes $23.6 million for refinancing of Delaware SNF … Carnegie at Washingtonian Center, a Kisco Signature community, begins business operations ahead of grand opening … Kaiser...