Repurposing existing structures may be one solution for coming senior housing crunch
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 14, 2022
Repurposing existing structures into senior housing might alleviate some of the uptick in need for housing and care as the oldest baby boomers, turning 76 this year, look for senior housing in the coming...
Assisted living providers may face new requirements before evicting residents
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 10, 2022
Assisted living operators would need to meet new requirements before evicting residents under legislation passed Monday by the Virginia General Assembly. The bill has been sent to Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R)...
Some retirees embrace returning to work
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 02, 2022
To help with labor challenges, long-term care employers may want to look to retired workers. Many baby boomers who retired now are finding themselves wanting to return to work, and companies are welcoming...
Business briefs, Jan. 19
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 19, 2022
Supreme Court asked to take up Indiana nursing home care dispute … Lawmaker to introduce bill to include vaccination status in state Civil Rights Act … Morning Pointe Senior Living marks 25 years
Business briefs, March 25
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 25, 2022
Senior living DEI survey going out next week … Bill would reform tax code to make long-term care insurance more affordable, accessible … Ventas shares yield above 3% mark
Senators re-introduce legislation to improve vetting, training of caregivers in nursing homes
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 15, 2022
Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Tim Scott (R-SC) re-introduced legislation Monday designed to help nursing homes improve their vetting and training of caregivers to help ensure resident safety.
Not-for-profit life plan communities brace for inflationary pressures, other challenges: Fitch Ratings
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 07, 2022
Following a “comeback year” in 2021, continuing care retirement / life plan communities are bracing for economic challenges ahead, according to a new report from Fitch Ratings.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s May 28 updated and expanded technical guidance regarding the COVID-19 pandemic allows employers to offer incentives to employees to receive a COVID-19...
New state rankings rate pandemic healthcare performance
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 22, 2022
Health systems in Hawaii and Maine ranked the highest among the states as far as vaccination rates, capacity in hospital and intensive care units, and death rates throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, in new...
Mather’s move into third state progresses as vertical construction begins on life plan community
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 21, 2022
Mather is marking its entry into the commonwealth of Virginia as vertical construction is set to begin on The Mather at Tysons in northern Virginia. The company already operates life plan communities (also...