Long-term care leaders urge White House to intervene in anticompetitive staffing agency practices
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 27, 2022
Leaders from the country’s largest long-term care associations on Tuesday asked White House COVID-19 Response Team Coordinator Jeffrey Zients for “assistance with an anticompetitive practice with certain...
Business briefs, Jan. 14
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 14, 2022
CMS vaccine mandate upheld … Supreme Court stays OSHA vaccinate-or-test mandate for large private business … AHCA, AAPACN launch training program for post-acute and LTC providers … Iowa Gov. Kim...
In absence of Supreme Court ruling, work toward compliance with OSHA rule, experts advise
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 11, 2022
With the Occupational Safety and Health Administration withdrawing part of its COVID-19 healthcare emergency temporary standard, the agency’s vaccination-and-testing mandate for employers with 100 or...
Business briefs, Jan. 6
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 06, 2022
HRSA opens PRF reporting portal for second period … COVID vaccine mandate for 25 states newly challenged in federal court … SNF occupancy rose in October, but labor shortages persist: NIC analysis...
Governors home in on SNF resident care, performance
By
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.
Phase 4 Provider Relief Funds awards coming a little later than previously announced
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 23, 2021
Phase 4 COVID-19 Provider Relief Funds payments, previously expected to begin in mid-November, will be dispersed beginning sometime in December and continuing through January, according to the Health Resources...
Immigration restructuring could ease long-term care workforce crisis, industry coalition tells State...
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 22, 2021
Prioritizing immigration visas for nurses, waiving immigration visa interviews and expanding in-person interviews to allow for virtual interviews would help address workforce challenges facing long-term...
Business briefs, Nov. 22
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 22, 2021
DAC Acquisition completes acquisition of Diversicare Healthcare Services … AHCA documentary showcases challenges, heroes of pandemic in nursing homes … Nazareth Home wins 2021 Best of Best of Kentucky...
Long-term care defaults at record high in municipal bond market
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 19, 2021
Senior living communities are defaulting on municipal bonds more than ever before, Bloomberg reports.
Business briefs, Nov. 12
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 12, 2021
SNFs down 221,000 jobs since pandemic began: ACHA/NCAL report … Atria Senior Living to sell seven facilities in New York state … Fitch Ratings assigns BB issuer default rating to Linden Ponds, affirms...