Biden order to curtail licensure requirements, noncompete agreements: report
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 09, 2021
An expected executive order from President Joe Biden curtailing employers’ use of noncompete agreements and banning some occupational licensing agreements could represent federal government overreach...
Shareholders vote in favor of Capital’s amended investment agreement Conversant
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 25, 2021
Dallas-based Capital Senior Living appears to have received enough votes to follow through with a plan to raise up to $154.8 million through the private placement of convertible preferred stock to affiliates...
Calls for COVD-19 vaccination mandates for long-term care workers draw mixed reactions
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 27, 2021
Fifty-seven healthcare organizations, including LeadingAge, which represents more than 5,000 nonprofit aging services providers, issued a joint statement Monday calling for long-term care and other healthcare...
First-quarter earnings calls continued Wednesday with updates from Aleris Senior Living, CVS Health (parent of Omnicare), Diversified Healthcare Trust and Healthpeak Properties.
Positive company culture motivates, engages and retains employees, exec says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 18, 2022
Survey after survey shows that money isn’t the prime motivator for healthcare employees anymore. Support and appreciation outweigh wages in retaining workers during the pandemic.
Genesis Healthcare transitions organizational model
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 15, 2021
Genesis Healthcare announced Friday an organizational shift toward a market-focused model meant to help the company focus on its recovery.
$140 million Ilumin formed by merger of 3 Pennsylvania long-term care providers
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 04, 2022
Pennsylvania senior living and care providers Allegheny Lutheran Social Ministries, Garden Spot Communities and Liberty Lutheran Services will affiliate under the umbrella of a new parent company named...
New ‘joint employer’ definition proposed; providers could face greater liability
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 07, 2022
The National Labor Relations Board on Tuesday announced a draft of its long-anticipated new “joint employer” definition.
Long-term care workers must be vaccinated by Jan. 4 under OSHA, CMS rules
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 05, 2021
Jan. 4 is the COVID-19 vaccination deadline for employees in companies that have 100 or more workers, as well as for employees of long-term care facilities that participate in Medicare and Medicaid, according...
Field leadership helps Ensign Group through pandemic challenges, executives say
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 19, 2021
Executives from Ensign Group reviewed the company’s operations and growth strategies at the Capital Markets Global Health Care Conference yesterday with an eye on moving toward post-pandemic expectations.