COVID ‘long-haulers’ may qualify as disabled under federal law
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 28, 2021
Employers may need to grant accommodations to some people experiencing long-term effects of COVID-19, who may qualify as disabled, according to new guidance issued jointly Monday by the Department of Health...
Business briefs, July 20
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 20, 2023
Long-term care staffing challenges need attention from policymakers, industry advocates say … ‘Never Alone Act’ ensures long-term care residents have access to advocates … Flat Footed requests...
Governors home in on SNF resident care, performance
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 20, 2021
Skilled nursing facilities’ care of residents and performance are the focus of actions by governors on both coasts as the coronavirus pandemic continues.
Senior living headed for ‘bull run,’ experts say
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 28, 2021
For senior living investors, it’s not about if but when companies will re-enter a market poised for developments, according to some experts.
Business briefs, Oct. 18
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 18, 2023
Understaffing is driving force behind lawsuits against long-term care providers, legal experts say … FHA expands access to mortgage financing for homes with ‘granny flats’ … Medicare A and B premiums...
New York first state to require employers to offer paid prenatal leave
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 24, 2024
New York is set to become the first state to require employers to provide 20 hours of additional paid time off for pregnant workers for pregnancy-related medical care without requiring workers to tap into...
50 percent of skilled nursing facilities report occupancy increases: NIC
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 14, 2021
An average of 50% organizations with nursing care beds reported occupancy increases for the period Feb. 8 to May 2, according to the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing and Care’s Executive...
Nearly half of senior living properties see occupancy increase
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 03, 2021
Approximately 18% of properties within the 31 NIC MAP Vision primary markets, and 18% of properties within the 68 secondary markets, reported an increase in occupancy rates in the second quarter, according...
Workplace discrimination lawsuits increase more than 50 percent, EEOC says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 03, 2023
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed more than 50% more employment discrimination lawsuits in fiscal year 2023 than it did the year before, the agency announced in a year-end litigation round-up.
$1.2 million nursing home quality initiative to be spearheaded by LeadingAge
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 15, 2022
LeadingAge will use a two-year, $1.2 million grant from the John A. Hartford Foundation to work to improve nursing home quality based on the recommendations of a recent national report, the foundation...