Access to skilled care care approaching crisis levels
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 23, 2024
Families are facing fewer care options and delays in securing care for their elders, according to the 2024 Access to Care report from the American Health Care Association.
New updates to OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard in effect
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 22, 2024
Updates to the Occupational Health and Safety Administration’s Hazard Communication Standard (HazCom) went into effect last month, with a compliance deadline set for 2026.
Donor-driven scholarship program awards $84,000 to CCRC employees
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 14, 2024
Twenty-four years after a group of residents at Friendship Village of Dublin got together and raised the money to award three $500 scholarships to the community’s workers, the program this year awarded...
Senior living and care represented among Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private companies
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 14, 2024
Numerous senior living and care-related companies made the 2024 Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing private companies, released Tuesday.
Workers underestimate the healthcare costs they will have in retirement
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 09, 2024
A 65-year-old US worker retiring today could face an average of $165,000 in healthcare and medical costs throughout retirement, yet the average American estimates that those costs will be around $75,000,...
American Healthcare REIT ‘off to a great start’ as as publicly listed company
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 07, 2024
“Our first year as a listed company is off to a great start,” American Healthcare REIT President and CEO Danny Prosky said in a press release issued in conjunction with Tuesday afternoon’s second...
A fourth of Americans over age 50 are caregivers for family, friends
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 07, 2024
One in four Americans aged 50 or more years are caring for a family member or friend, according to the results of a new poll from the University of Michigan.
Aspire Health Group, Rasmussen University agreement aims to address worker retention, caregiver shortage
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 06, 2024
Skilled nursing provider Aspire Health Group of Florida is the most recent healthcare organization to partner with Rasmussen University to help train future nurses and other caregivers to boost the long-term...
Ensign Group builds on growth momentum with 3 SNF acquisitions
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 05, 2024
The Ensign Group continues to build on the buying spree begun in the past quarter when the company announced acquisitions in Colorado and Iowa.
Trust in nonprofits rebounding after four years of decline
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 02, 2024
After four years of decline, trust in nonprofit organizations is trending up, according to a recently released report about a survey by the Independent Sector.