Sonida Senior Living buys 9 communities, assumes management of 2 others
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 03, 2024
Sonida Senior Living has added nine senior living communities to its portfolio so far this year, all since May, the company announced Tuesday.
Coalition backs House labor bill to prohibit federal funding for joint employer rule, electronic union...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 12, 2024
A coalition of senior living groups and other business organizations is urging support in the House of Representatives for the labor appropriations bill, which they say includes “critical” policy riders...
Texas power grid leaves some assisted living communities without power for days, raising questions for...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 16, 2024
Texas’ power grid struggled to get homes and business back online after Hurricane Beryl made landfall as a Category 1 storm last week, leaving some assisted living communities and nursing homes grappling...
As overtime rule effective date approaches, DOL seeks to expedite lawsuit challenge
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 24, 2024
With the July 1 effective date of the new federal overtime rule looming, the Department of Labor has petitioned a Texas court to expedite discovery in a lawsuit seeking to block the rule.
Healthcare Trust to internalize management, rebrand as National Healthcare Properties
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 02, 2024
Healthcare Trust Inc. plans to rebrand as National Healthcare Properties as it transitions to self-management and internalizes its management functions, the New York-based real estate investment trust...
Genworth launches first LTC insurance plan in 5 years as Washington state residents consider ‘crazy’...
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 12, 2024
The one-year anniversary of the effective date of Washington’s first-in-the nation mandatory, tax-based long-term care insurance program passed on July 1, but voters will have the opportunity to...
As LGBTQ+ population increases in senior living, so must provider inclusivity actions
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 08, 2024
LGBTQ+ older adults are one of the fastest emerging populations in senior living, presenting both opportunities and challenges for providers, according to a legal expert.
HarmonyCares to use $200M investment ‘to significantly upgrade’ home care technology, CEO says
By
Adam Healy
Jul 11, 2024
HarmonyCares recently raised $200 million of capital to leverage new technology to produce better outcomes for patients and clinicians.
FDA approves new drug to treat Alzheimer’s
Jul 02, 2024
In clinical trials, donanemab (Kisunla) modestly slowed the pace of thinking declines among patients in the early stages of the memory-robbing disease. But it also carried significant safety risks, including...
Supreme Court effectively eliminates statute of limitations on challenges to federal regulations
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 02, 2024
The Supreme Court in a Monday ruling opened the door to broad challenges to federal regulations long after they take effect.