Bill would require nursing home operators to provide notification of admission of sexual offenders
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 15, 2022
Pennsylvania nursing home operators would be required to provide notification of the admission of registered sexual offenders to residents and staff members under legislation introduced into the state...
Provider Relief Fund monies wane for life plan communities in 2021: Ziegler
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 14, 2022
Life plan communities received comparatively small amounts of Provider Relief Fund aid in 2021, as program money wanes. No meaningful additional funds are expected going forward in 2022, according to specialty...
Citizenship department updates expedited work permit process for healthcare workers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 10, 2022
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has published new guidance on expedited renewals for employment authorization applications for healthcare workers.
Golden LivingCenters rebrands as Brickyard Healthcare
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 09, 2022
Indianapolis-based Golden LivingCenters announced Tuesday a major rebranding as Brickyard Healthcare. The operator, originally founded in 1963, currently has 23 locations throughout the Hoosier State.
Fixing inequities in long-term care workforce focus of new institute
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 09, 2022
National advocacy group PHI announced the launch of the Direct Care Worker Equity Institute Tuesday to address issues of racism and gender injustice in long-term care.
HHS issues new guidance for healthcare providers on civil rights protections for people with disabilities
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 08, 2022
As the pandemic continues, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights has issued new guidance to ensure that long-term care and other healthcare providers don’t violate the...
$140 million Ilumin formed by merger of 3 Pennsylvania long-term care providers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 04, 2022
Pennsylvania senior living and care providers Allegheny Lutheran Social Ministries, Garden Spot Communities and Liberty Lutheran Services will affiliate under the umbrella of a new parent company named...
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...
Canceling OSHA healthcare standard puts workers in ‘grave danger,’ unions tell court
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 01, 2022
The federal government has placed healthcare workers in “grave danger” by withdrawing portions of the Occupational Health and Safety Administration’s COVID-19 healthcare emergency temporary standard,...
Long-term care staffing agency to pay $7.2 million in back wages, damages after federal court ruling
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 31, 2022
Virginia staffing agency that serves long-term care providers will pay more than $7.2 million in back wages and damages after intentionally violating federal laws and denying 1,105 certified nursing aides,...