Medicare beneficiaries can appeal gap in nursing home coverage, court rules
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 31, 2022
Thursday ruling from a three-judge appellate federal court in Connecticut paves the way for hundreds of thousands of Medicare beneficiaries to appeal non-coverage of nursing home care after hospital stays.
RN wages projected to grow more rapidly than wages for other professions, study finds
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 12, 2023
Registered nurse salaries are projected to increase over the next decade at a rate that surpasses the rate of increases for some other healthcare professions, according to the results of a recent study...
ACOYA Shea opens in Arizona with age-in-place amenities
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 11, 2023
ACOYA Shea, a senior living community in Scottsdale, AZ, is now open, Cogir Senior Living and Ryan Companies announced last week. The community offers independent living, assisted living and memory care.
Immigration a possible answer to ‘demographic drought’ draining state’s workforce
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 19, 2023
A “demographic drought” brought about by an aging population, increasing retirements, declining fertility rates and lower immigration rates is threatening Minnesota’s workforce in general and in...
Staff shortages lead to limits, holds on admissions: survey
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 06, 2021
Nearly three-quarters of the respondents to a Pennsylvania Health Care Association member survey last month said they’ve had to limit or put on hold admissions within the past six months.
Omega Healthcare Investors agrees to pay $3 million to settle MedEquities kickback claim
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 11, 2022
Hunt Valley, MD-based real estate investment trust Omega Healthcare Investors will pay $3 million to settle kickback allegations against Omega-owed MedEquities Realty Trust, the Department of Justice announced...
Older adult employment program could see changes, Labor Department says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 16, 2022
The Labor Department is seeking comments on proposed revisions to regulations related to its older adult employment program, formally known as the Senior Community Service Employment Program.
Late boomers lag in retirement savings: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 17, 2023
Late boomers — those born between 1960 and 1965 at the tail end of the post-World War II baby boom — are not faring well when it comes to retirement savings. That’s according to a report published...
Challenge for senior living: Move from ‘siloed to seamless,’ NIC founder says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 13, 2022
A final driver shaping the future of senior living is “moving from siloed to seamless,” National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care founder and strategic adviser Robert Kramer wrote in the...
Unions can organize ‘micro units’ under revived NLRB standard
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 21, 2022
A Trump-era standard that prevented unions from organizing “micro units” that can include subsets of the overall workforce has been overturned in a decision issued by the National Labor Relations Board.