COVID-19 outbreaks could follow low employee vaccination rates
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 08, 2021
COVID-19 cases and mortality in long-term care facilities have decreased significantly in the months since residents and staff members were prioritized for vaccination. Nationwide, however, vaccination...
Long-term care watching as VA implements vaccine mandate for workers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 28, 2021
A Department of Veterans Affairs mandate for frontline healthcare workers to get vaccinated or face possible termination of employment could be a test for the long-term care industry, according to one...
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...
Argentum apprenticeship program exceeds first-year expectations
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 02, 2021
Argentum’s apprenticeship program has passed the 1,200-participant goal in its first year of funding from a $6 million Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Closing the Skills Gap...
$413M in PRF Phase 4 general distribution payments set for release
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 24, 2022
The Health Resources and Services Administration is set to send $413 million in Provider Relief Fund Phase 4 general distribution payments to more than 3,600 providers across the country this week.
Healthpeak closes on final $149 million of senior living dispositions
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 04, 2021
Healthpeak Properties has closed the final $149 million of its senior living community dispositions since August, bringing total sales proceeds to $4 billion since July 2020, CEO Thomas Herzog said during...
Long-term care management company ordered to pay $3 million in back pay to 3,024 workers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 25, 2022
A company managing long-term care facilities in four states will pay almost $3 million in back overtime pay to 3,024 workers across 84 locations, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division announced...
Program gets $6 million to expand CNA training, mentorship program
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 23, 2022
An additional $6 million investment will expand the WisCaregiver Careers workforce development program to address the shortage of certified nursing assistants in the state’s nursing homes, Wisconsin...
‘Be vigilant’ in face of OSHA scrutiny related to COVID-19, attorney advises
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 27, 2022
Skilled nursing facility and senior living community operators “should continue to be vigilant” in their COVID-19 mitigation measures even though the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s...
$1.3 million project aims to strengthen direct care workforce
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 05, 2022
A $1.3 million federal project, with funding spread out over five years, will establish a new center to help strengthen the direct care workforce providing home- and community-based services to older...