State lawmakers take action on COVID-19-related liability, vaccination legislation
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 02, 2021
More COVID-19-related legislation is working its way through state legislat
Lifespace Communities aims to get, keep employees with double-digit percentage wage increases
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 02, 2021
With an eye toward recruitment and retention, and maybe even luring some previous employees back, Dallas and West Des Moines, IA-based Lifespace Communities is investing $17 million into wage increases,...
Vaccine mandates murky for some assisted living operators
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 02, 2021
With legal challenges to COVID-10 mandates popping up every day, it’s difficult for healthcare providers to know where they stand, and the waters are even murkier for some assisted living operators,...
Labor Department extends comment period for OSHA vaccinate-or-test mandate
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 01, 2021
The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has extended until Jan. 19 the comment period for its COVID-19 vaccination and testing emergency temporary standard.
COVID booster shots must be available to all long-term care residents: governor
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 30, 2021
Bracing for the new omicron variant of COVID-19 to make its way across the border from Canada, the governor of New York is stepping up efforts to get booster shots into the arms of long-term care residents.
Operator livelihood threatened: 52% of workers fall behind retirement saving plans
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 17, 2021
More than half of working Americans responding to a recent Bankrate survey say they are behind on saving for retirement, and many have dipped into their retirement savings early. That could mean less money...
Genesis Healthcare transitions organizational model
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 15, 2021
Genesis Healthcare announced Friday an organizational shift toward a market-focused model meant to help the company focus on its recovery.
Senior housing, skilled nursing could be investor favorites as dynamics present ‘window of opportunity’
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 12, 2021
With the senior housing and care market reporting movement toward economic recovery in the third quarter, investment firm Marcus & Millichap reported that a “confluence of near-term challenges and long-term...
Class action suit blasts Washington state’s long-term care tax
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 11, 2021
Opponents of a mandatory payroll tax to fund Washington state’s new long-term care program filed a class action lawsuit Tuesday in federal court. The measure aims to stop the January start of the payroll...
Michigan healthcare industry asks state for $650M to address staffing shortages
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 10, 2021
Michigan’s Healthcare Workforce Sustainability Alliance is asking the Michigan legislature for $650 million to help offset staffing shortages. The funds would be directed toward rewarding current...