50 National Guard members activated to help Utah LTC facilities, hospitals ease staffing shortages
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 03, 2022
The Utah National Guard’s COVID-19 Joint Task Force has activated approximately 50 service members statewide, according to Tuesday’s official statement from the National Guard. The move is meant to...
Kendal to relocate PA headquarters to University of Delaware
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 13, 2022
Kendal Corp., the Kennett Square, PA-based supporting organization for the Kendal System, announced plans Wednesday to move its headquarters to the University of Delaware’s Science, Technology and Advanced...
Business briefs, June 24
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 24, 2022
$18 million tech startup eyes creating efficiencies specifically for assisted living … Sinceri Senior Living communities use virtual reality headsets for resident programming … TIAA, Azzi Fudd and...
Business briefs, July 12
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 12, 2021
Man arrested in assassination of Haiti’s president has ties to U.S. senior living industry … Fitch rates The Mayflower revenue bonds at BB+; outlook is stable … S&P Global Ratings downgrades...
Massachusetts AG will appeal court decision to dismiss landmark COVID case alleging nursing home neglect
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 16, 2021
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey filed a notice of appeal Tuesday in Hampden County Superior Court seeking to overturn a lower court’s dismissal of criminal charges lodged against two leaders...
Business briefs, July 30
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 30, 2021
AHCA/NCAL backs mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for long-term care workers … Bipartisan bill would extend Provider Relief Fund spending deadline … Mississippi State Medical Association calls for vaccine...
On-campus clinic brings primary care to senior living residents
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 25, 2022
Springfield Masonic Community and Dayton, OH-based Premier Health officially began operating the senior living community’s on-campus clinic April 4, with services ranging from routine primary care to...
Lawsuit claims operator failed to protect cognitively impaired resident from sexual assault
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 10, 2021
A lawsuit filed by “Jane Doe” through her guardian Carol Smith names Assisted Living by Hillcrest LLC and West Bend Mutual Insurance as defendants for allegedly failing to protect Doe — a resident...
Federal court declines to lift stay on OSHA vaccine mandate
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 16, 2021
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals declined Friday to lift its stay on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s vaccine mandate for businesses with 100 or more workers, following a Nov....
$3.6 million program seeks to address nursing shortage
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 10, 2022
titioners and nurse scientists in nursing homes, hospitals, schools and other settings.