Workplace savings program could shrink wealth gaps: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 11, 2023
The median amount of retirement savings varies by race and ethnicity, and employers have the means to bridge those wealth gaps. That’s according to a recent report from the AARP Public Policy Institute.
Greystar to help active adults live well in mind and body with upcoming St. Louis rental development
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 07, 2023
Indianapolis-based Avenue Development aims to provide the full gamut of social and wellness services to active adults, with a rental property slated to open in a St. Louis, MO, suburb next October. On...
The needs of middle-class Americans over 55 often go unmet: SCEPA
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 06, 2023
Many adults aged 55 and older who have difficulty with daily and instrumental activities aren’t getting the help they need, research associate Jessica Forden of the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy...
With less-than-expected rent payments, Omega Healthcare Investors faces lower FAD in Q4
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 05, 2023
Two restructured operators of Omega Healthcare Investors paid less contractual rent than owed in November, the Hunt Valley, MD-based real estate investment trust said Monday in an online investor presentation.
State, feds take steps to ensure rights for LBGTQ+ seniors, workers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 04, 2023
New York state and the federal government took steps last week to protect rights for members of the LBGTQ+ community — both those living in long-term care and employed in the workplace at large.
Business briefs, Dec. 4
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 04, 2023
Congressional lawmakers consider competing bills with differing views on union rights … What a Cigna-Humana deal would mean … This state is facing a massive nursing home worker shortfall by 2026 …...
72 percent of consumers hold off on paying healthcare bills: survey
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 01, 2023
Seventy-two percent of consumers do not pay their healthcare bills immediately, according to the results of a survey by AccessOne, a provider of consumer-centric patient payment tools and financing options....
New insurance rider aims to be solution for LTSS funding
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 30, 2023
Transamerica Corp. has introduced a flexible long-term care insurance rider, the Cedar Rapids, IA-based holding company announced Monday. The rider is meant to provide an extra layer of savings when the...
Third class of MA-Cs graduates from industry-sponsored program
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 29, 2023
The Arkansas Health Care Association recently graduated its third cohort of students in its medication assistant–certified (MA-C) training program.
Coventry Holdings of Minnesota opens 18th Suite Living Senior Care community
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 28, 2023
Coventry Holdings of Minnesota has opened its 18th Suite Living Senior Care community, in White Bear Lake, MN. The company has another six new communities slated to break ground later this year or next.