A new “joint employer” rule will be coming next month, according to the National Labor Relations Board’s agenda published Thursday to the Federal Register.
FDA panel to again weigh merit of decongestant that many call useless
Mar 06, 2023
The agency’s Nonprescription Drugs Advisory Committee will meet in April to consider the effectiveness of the oral version of phenylephrine.
Seniors cut costs, ease caregiving pressures with new tool that increases their digital health literacy
By
Adam Healy
Nov 01, 2023
Seniors have a new tool to help them connect with care providers: the Papa digital health platform, which now has a digital literacy feature.
Finding a purpose can lower risk of loneliness in older adults, study shows
By
Max Bachmann
Jun 28, 2023
Having a sense of purpose in life can offer “potent protection” against loneliness, according to the results of a new study.
Newly launched Endeavor Senior Living plans to invest $500 million into properties
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 22, 2022
Denver-based Endeavor Senior Living, which launched earlier this year, is seeking to invest $500 million into senior living properties.
Proposed ‘joint employer’ rule could be finalized in August
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 22, 2022
The National Labor Relations Board’s proposed “joint employer” rule, barring unforeseen circumstances, should be finalized in August, the board stated Wednesday in an updated filing with the District...
AHCA/NCAL asks HHS to extend COVID-19 public health emergency past Jan. 11
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 03, 2022
The COVID-19 public health emergency should be extended past Jan. 11 “so that long-term and post-acute care providers can continue to offer the most efficient and effective care possible and so our nation’s...
59 U.S. reps call for analysis of Provider Relief monies sent to assisted living versus skilled nursing
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 21, 2021
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services should conduct an analysis to compare how much money has been dispersed from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Provider Relief...
COVID-19 crisis exposes flaws in long-term care system, report says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 29, 2020
A new report offers some reasons why long-term care leaders have been struggling to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, and it also provides some potential solutions to those challenges, according to PHI.
More senators urge HHS to distribute PRF resources to healthcare providers
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 09, 2021
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and other Republican senators have added their voices to the growing number of lawmakers urging Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to release...
