Stiffer requirements for SNF Medicaid payments could be coming down the pike
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 13, 2022
The nation’s 15,500 Medicaid-certified nursing homes could find that there are strings attached to future Medicaid payments if a proposal from the federal government proceeds, Kaiser Health News reports.
Former school repurposed for New England’s first LBGTQ affordable senior housing community
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 13, 2022
The former William Barton Rogers Middle School in Hyde Park, MA, which has sat idle for years, soon will see new life as Boston’s — and all of New England’s — first affordable housing community...
Market segmentation means it’s ‘a very interesting time’ in senior living: NIC
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 09, 2022
The market segmentation occurring in senior housing right now — with differentiation by price and service offerings including middle-market properties, luxury senior living apartments and active adult...
25-member collaborative calls for Medicare, Medicaid eligibility changes
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 09, 2022
Twenty-five national and local organizations have signed on to an effort calling for the standard-of-living measures used to determine eligibility for programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, taxes, food assistance...
Affluent LGBTQ+ households increasing faster than heterosexual households
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 02, 2022
Research from Merrill Lynch shows that members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning community are overcoming challenges to build wealth faster than the population at large.
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...
Glennis Solutions achieves national IT certification for resident care software platform
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 27, 2022
Louisville, KY-based Glennis Solutions’ resident care software platform has achieved certification from the Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology, the Atria Senior Living-owned...
Financial partnership to expand facility’s housing options, medical services, staffing
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 25, 2022
The Little Snake River Valley – Assisted Care Facility in Baggs, WY, expects to expand medical services, clinic staffing, affordable senior housing and home health opportunities under a long-term financial...
Building a thriving care workforce means addressing burnout: Surgeon General advisory
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 24, 2022
“Confronting the long-standing drivers of burnout among our health workers must be a top national priority,” Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy, M.D., M.B.A. said in an advisory published Monday.
Job satisfaction falls among healthcare workers, physicians report shows
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 19, 2022
Seventy-two percent of healthcare workers and physicians are satisfied with their current job, according to data from the American Medical Association’s 2022 National Burnout Benchmarking report. That...