CMS grants operators an additional year to pay off loans received through the Medicare Accelerated and...
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 13, 2020
Providers who participated in the Medicare Accelerated and Advanced Payment Program for COVID-19 emergency will now have another year to pay back the loan thanks to Congress.
Business briefs, Feb. 23
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 23, 2024
Long-term care execs see modest salary increases: report … Providers clamor for innovation to head off “end-of-mission” conversations … Nursing homes sue state Medicaid program, claiming massive...
Business briefs, March 14
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 14, 2023
Slight increase in jobless rate, decrease in hourly wages signals ‘potential adjustment’ in labor markets: NIC … Speech-language pathologist, physical therapist, nurse practitioner, physical therapist,...
Proposed state budget makes critical investments in senior living and care, advocates say
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 01, 2023
Senior living and care advocates are cheering Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers’ (D) budget proposal for 2023-2025.
Business briefs, Oct. 18
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 18, 2022
$80M pumped into state’s SNFs, MA plans and hospitals … $1M in USDA grants will help to 2 rural providers in Ohio … North Carolina DOL increases state OHSA penalties, investigations … Kauhale Health...
With business support lacking, Ohio Legislature pulls vaccine mandate exemption legislation
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 01, 2021
A vote on a bill that would grant numerous exemptions to workers subject to employer vaccine mandates was postponed in the Ohio House of Representatives on Wednesday after the Ohio Chamber of Commerce...
Bill would support companies in employment of workers with disabilities
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 04, 2024
A proposed federal bill with bipartisan support would “support employers transitioning to paying competitive, fair wages to people with disabilities,” according to one of its sponsors, Sen. Bob Casey...
Operators could face ‘significant roadblocks’ trying to access $46 million in workforce development...
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 11, 2022
Assisted living operators in Texas are eligible for grants from a $46 million fund set up by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission for a variety of workforce initiatives, including recruitment...
College program uses field experience at providers to help train social workers to serve older adults
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 21, 2023
A Scholars in Aging program at the University of Connecticut is training the current and next generation of social workers to address the needs of older adults. The Constitution State has the sixth largest...
States increase efforts to draw workers to healthcare
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 03, 2024
Multiple states are taking efforts to build the healthcare workforce with training and certification programs.