National HealthCare Corp. announces quarterly dividend of $0.57 per common share … False Claims Act settlements, judgments exceed $2B … Senators push CMS to finish the job on nursing home staffing...
Business briefs, Oct. 23
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 23, 2023
Assisted living providers should be allowed to lead Medicare ACOs, advocacy group says… Rein in ‘alarming’ Medicare Advantage, expand Medicare services to innovate senior care, LTC advocates...
Business briefs, Feb. 23
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 23, 2024
Long-term care execs see modest salary increases: report … Providers clamor for innovation to head off “end-of-mission” conversations … Nursing homes sue state Medicaid program, claiming massive...
Business briefs, March 14
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 14, 2023
Slight increase in jobless rate, decrease in hourly wages signals ‘potential adjustment’ in labor markets: NIC … Speech-language pathologist, physical therapist, nurse practitioner, physical therapist,...
Business briefs, Oct. 18
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 18, 2022
$80M pumped into state’s SNFs, MA plans and hospitals … $1M in USDA grants will help to 2 rural providers in Ohio … North Carolina DOL increases state OHSA penalties, investigations … Kauhale Health...
Proposed state budget makes critical investments in senior living and care, advocates say
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 01, 2023
Senior living and care advocates are cheering Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers’ (D) budget proposal for 2023-2025.
Federal bill would provide $32.5 million for states to create master plans for aging
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 01, 2024
A proposed nationwide grant program aims to give states up to $32.5 million collectively to develop master plans for aging to support the “massive demographic shift” that will, for the first time,...
Bill would support companies in employment of workers with disabilities
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 04, 2024
A proposed federal bill with bipartisan support would “support employers transitioning to paying competitive, fair wages to people with disabilities,” according to one of its sponsors, Sen. Bob Casey...
30 percent federal funding cut jeopardizes senior living workforce programs, provider group says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 17, 2023
A proposed funding cut of almost 30% for the Department of Labor could jeopardize senior living workforce training programs being launched in several states, according to Argentum.
Digital ‘communication bridge’ for seniors with aphasia is $13M closer to reality
By
Aaron Dorman
Mar 05, 2024
An upcoming research program will examine the potential for telehealth and wearable sensors to address a specific primary progressive aphasia.