Industry groups launch online resource for senior living and care careers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 14, 2024
The Minnesota state partner of LeadingAge and Argentum and the state affiliate of the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living have partnered on an online resource meant to...
How to face staffing challenges head on: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 19, 2022
The long-term care industry is recovering from pandemic-related staffing shortages, but challenges remain. A new report from human resources, payroll and benefits outsourcing services company Paychex offers...
Compassion, empathy, integrity and humility make Enlivant ‘Great Place to Work,’ CEO says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 04, 2021
Guill is optimistic about the future of senior living and care.
Pent-up need for senior housing, services drives record absorption: Report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 24, 2022
The pent-up need for senior housing resulting from the pandemic has driven record absorption across the industry over the past six months, according to a first quarter special report from Marcus & Millichap.
Affluent LGBTQ+ households increasing faster than heterosexual households
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 02, 2022
Research from Merrill Lynch shows that members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning community are overcoming challenges to build wealth faster than the population at large.
LTC unions urge CDC to revise masking guidance for vaccinated individuals to protect workers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 21, 2021
Unions representing registered nurses and others who work in long-term care are urging the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to reconsider its May 13 guidance on mask-wearing and social distancing...
Nursing home sales, closures, halts to admissions come as staffing shortages continue
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 12, 2022
As staffing shortages continue to plague nursing homes, sales, closures and admissions stoppages are becoming more frequent, according to respondents to a survey by the Long-Term Care Imperative, a collaboration...
New law expedites timeliness of reporting infections
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 09, 2022
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed legislation Wednesday that requires nursing homes to provide residents, authorized family members and guardians “timely notice” when an infection is detected.
State bills would enable older adults to stay, age in place in their homes
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 31, 2023
New Jersey Assembly Speaker Craig J. Coughlin (D) last week introduced legislation that would create a new property tax credit program called StayNJ, which he said is meant to make it more affordable for...
Eligibility for H-2B visa programs updated for next year
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 14, 2022
The Department of Homeland Security has announced which countries’ nationals can come to the United States via the H-2B visa program in the next year.