Medicare beneficiaries will not have to pay more than $2,000 per year for their medications, and beneficiaries with diabetes will not have to pay more than $35 per month for insulin, under the terms of...
Take another look at ‘joint employer’ standard, court tells NLRB
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 02, 2022
A Washington, DC, district court on Friday directed the National Labor Relations Board to revisit its “joint employer” standard and more fully explain its reasoning for applying the rule to a case...
Nursing home staff turnover up 25 percent from last year: survey
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 01, 2022
The national nursing home staff turnover rate for all employees is up 25% from last year. That’s according to findings included in the 45th annual Nursing Home Salary & Benefits Report released Thursday...
Low pay, poor working conditions common for long-term care workers: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 28, 2022
Low pay and poor working conditions are the norm for workers in long-term care, according to a report published Wednesday by the think tank Economic Policy Institute.
Slow recovery leads to healthcare spending decline for first time in 50+ years
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 28, 2022
For the first time in more than 50 years, inflation-adjusted healthcare spending declined, according to a research brief published Wednesday by research and consulting organization Altarum.
Inflation drives unstable bond financing in first half of 2022: Ziegler
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 27, 2022
Driven by inflation, bond financing has been slow and unstable during the first half of the year, according to specialty investment bank Ziegler.
Hiring from within key to reducing turnover in long-term care: survey
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 22, 2022
Skilled nursing facilities that hire from within their organizations had 22% less turnover in the past year than those that hire from outside their organizations, on average, according to the results of...
SNF-hospital relationship critical in value-based care
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 18, 2022
Health systems and hospitals are reassessing strategic options for providing post-acute, value-based care, and it is becoming clear that a relationship with skilled nursing homes is critical, according...
Spot occupancy spikes in June, Welltower reports
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 14, 2022
Spot occupancy in Welltower’s U.S. senior housing operating portfolio rose 120 basis points (1.2%) in the second quarter, with half of that increase occurring in the last two weeks of June, according...
Business briefs, July 14
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 14, 2022
HVAC systems must be adapted to lower risk of infectious diseases, EPA expert says… US long-term care services and supports need multi-sector private support, ACP says … State could see staffing requirements...