Betsy Mullen, COO of Legacy Lifecare, received a Setting the Standard Award in the 2023 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards.
Survey finds 84 percent of healthcare organizations challenged to recruit cybersecurity staff
By
John Roszkowski
May 09, 2023
Finding and retaining cybersecurity talent are the two greatest barriers facing healthcare companies looking to improve their organization’s cybersecurity preparedness, according to the 2022 HIMSS Healthcare...
Assisted living reaching ‘breaking point,’ with 40 percent of providers without sufficient staffing
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 09, 2023
Assisted living providers in Minnesota say that the workforce situation is bleak and getting worse as industry leaders advocate for more funding to ensure career-sustaining wages for caregivers.
New law tackles assisted living workforce, regulatory challenges
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 09, 2023
A new state law will strengthen senior living providers’ ability to hire more caregivers and provide high-quality care, industry advocates say.
Offering a retirement plan ‘critical asset’ even for small business owners
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 09, 2023
It’s not just the big corporations that need to offer a retirement plan to employees. Even small business owners can, and should, should set up a retirement plan, according to Los Angeles-based Capital...
Overtime pay, some bonuses could be exempt from state income tax
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 09, 2023
If passed, a bill before the North Carolina General Assembly would mean workers would be exempt from paying state income tax on overtime pay as well as bonuses of more than $2,500.
Business briefs, May 9
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 09, 2023
New law tackles assisted living workforce, regulatory challenges …Uniguest acquires Eversound technology and content provider … Bill seeks to launch national pilot program of Section 202, Section 8...
Cranberry products can reduce risk for symptomatic UTIs
May 08, 2023
However, little or no benefit was seen in elderly institutionalized men and women, pregnant women or adults with neuromuscular bladder dysfunction with incomplete bladder emptying (based on low-certainty...
Meet Phil Cyr, 2023 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards ‘Setting the Standard’ honoree
By
Kimberly Hartley
May 08, 2023
Phil Cyr, administrator of Caribou Rehab and Nursing Center, received a Setting the Standard Award in the 2023 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards.
Reported smoking prevalence lowest since 1965
May 04, 2023
18.7% of US adults reported any tobacco product use in 2021; 77.5% of those using tobacco products reported combustible product use.