$3.1 million grant aims to fight long-term care nurse burnout
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 05, 2022
Reducing nurse burnout in long-term care and other healthcare settings is the goal of a three-year, $3.1 million grant partnership between the United Health Foundation and the American Nurses Foundation,...
$90 million in DOL grants will support pre-apprenticeship training in healthcare, other fields
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 01, 2022
The Department of Labor announced Wednesday $90 million in grants to support pre-apprenticeship training in healthcare and other high-demand industries.
Private letter ruling gives Welltower added flexibility in managing independent living units
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 28, 2022
A private letter ruling by the Internal Revenue Service will provide Toledo, OH-based Welltower with “significant flexibility” in operating its approximately 45,000 independent living units, the real...
Brookdale’s $125M offering of tangible equity units causing concern for investors
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 22, 2022
Brookdale Senior Living’s recent announced that it began a public offering of 2.5 million tangible equity units, with an aggregate stated amount of $125 million, is fueling concerns among some investors,...
Business briefs, Nov. 16
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 16, 2022
Pennant Group seeks new CFO … 329 senior living communities named ‘Caring Stars’ for 2023 … Alzheimer’s Association looking for SNFs, ALFs for Ohio study … Collegeville, PA, assisted living...
Physician groups ‘concerned’ about bill to expand nonphysicians’ scope of practice in SNFs
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 15, 2022
Seventy-six medical associations have expressed their opposition to pending legislation that would expand nonphysician practitioners’ scope of practice, including in nursing homes.
5-year, $6 million grant will create national center to expand direct care workforce
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 28, 2022
The US Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Community Living, which includes the Administration on Aging, has awarded a five-year grant totaling more than $6 million to establish...
$1.2 million investment into recruiting, training nurses called ‘a good start’
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 26, 2022
Grant funding of $1.2 million will support the recruitment and training of nurses across Pennsylvania, state Sen. Maria Collett (D) announced Monday.
Actions & Transactions, Oct. 26
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 26, 2022
$190M community in Dallas to be Nexus’ first development outside of California … Blueprint arranges sale of Indianapolis independent living community … Joint venture acquires Irvine, CA, affordable...
Green House introduces waiver to allow providers to deviate from traditional small home model
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 18, 2022
The Green House Project, in partnership with the Pioneer Network, has created a waiver as part of an expanded trademark process that will allow providers to adjust traditional Green House small home requirements...