Federal government boosts support of HCBS, releases worker registry guidance
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 13, 2023
When the American Rescue Plan Act was passed in 2021, home- and community-based services were estimated to receive $12 billion. Now, $37 billion is now being used for HCBS across the country in all 50...
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...
American Healthcare REIT properties ‘generally performed well’ in Q3, exec says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 22, 2023
American Healthcare REIT’s properties “generally performed well” in the third quarter, President and CEO Danny Prosky wrote in a letter to investors that was filed Monday with the Securities and...
Workforce training program being evaluated by LeadingAge LTSS Center
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 08, 2023
The LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston has been selected to evaluate the three-year Gateway-In Project, a workforce training initiative designed by LeadingAge California.
National HealthCare Corp., CareTrust REIT and Ventas presented second-quarter earnings results on Friday.
Student loan debt is negatively affecting worker retirement saving, experts say
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 12, 2024
Student loan debt is hindering the amount of money workers can contribute to their 401(k)s and other retirement savings plans, according to the results of a three-year study by the Employee Benefit Research...
Provider Relief Fund monies wane for life plan communities in 2021: Ziegler
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 14, 2022
Life plan communities received comparatively small amounts of Provider Relief Fund aid in 2021, as program money wanes. No meaningful additional funds are expected going forward in 2022, according to specialty...
Feds add 35,000 visas to seasonal worker program
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 05, 2022
An additional 35,000 H-2B worker visas will be available for the second half of fiscal year 2022, the departments of Labor and Homeland Security have announced.
Federal vaccine mandate raises constitutional concerns; lawsuits combine into one big case
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 19, 2021
Wednesday’s announcement from the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration that it is suspending enforcement of its COVID-19 vaccination and testing emergency temporary...
Advocacy groups ‘strongly urge’ DOL to consider changes to processing Schedule A petitions
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 16, 2022
LeadingAge and the American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living met Monday with staff from the Department of Labor to “strongly urge” the agency to consider changes to Schedule...