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.
Senior living and care industry remains ‘quite fragile’ but on road to recovery: Omega CEO
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 04, 2023
Omega Healthcare Investors’ bottom line took a hit in the first quarter as operator restructurings from the prior quarter kicked in to advance pandemic recovery. But CEO Taylor Pickett said the long-term...
Experimental drug for Alzheimer’s disease slows decline in thinking
May 03, 2023
Eli Lilly says the drug slows memory and thinking declines in early symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease patients by more than a third.
Wearable devices targeted as way to diagnose patient mental well-being
By
John Roszkowski
May 03, 2023
New machine learning technology, a type of artificial intelligence, may allow clinicians to passively collect data about a patient’s psychological and mental well-being from wearable devices, according...
Proposed CCRC bill would change regulatory oversight, increase transparency
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 03, 2023
A proposed bill meant to modernize Florida’s continuing care retirement community laws includes changes to regulatory oversight and transparency for residents.