California Workforce Development Board grants $14M for CNA, LVA apprenticeship program
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 21, 2022
The California Workforce Development Board has granted $14 million to the Center for Caregiver Advancement to launch a statewide certified nurse assistant registered apprenticeship program and to pilot...
Home care spending outpaces nursing home spending ‘by far’
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 19, 2024
Spending on healthcare goods and services grew by 8.3% between May 2023 and May 2024, according to the latest monthly Health Sector Economics brief from Altarum, released Thursday.
Bill aims to override Supreme Court decision on Chevron deference
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 24, 2024
Legislation introduced Tuesday in the Senate would override the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo to overturn the so-called Chevron doctrine, which held that...
Earnings calls wrap-up: Welltower, LTC Properties
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 31, 2024
Welltower and LTC Properties reported second-quarter earnings to investors and analysts on Tuesday.
Sonida Senior Living buys 9 communities, assumes management of 2 others
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 03, 2024
Sonida Senior Living has added nine senior living communities to its portfolio so far this year, all since May, the company announced Tuesday.
Powell hints that lower interest rates may be on the horizon
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 11, 2024
Interest rates may start to go down soon, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday during the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress.
Fee-for-service skilled nursing utilization stable but still below pre-pandemic levels
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 22, 2024
National fee-for-service skilled nursing facility utilization has been stable year over year from the third quarter of 2023 to the third quarter of this year, but utilization remains 2 percentage points...
Supreme Court decisions could be costly in long run, with ‘ripple effect’ for businesses, attorneys...
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 23, 2024
Recent Supreme Court decisions could pose long-term ripple effects for businesses.
Fed ‘may have gone too far’ with rapid interest rate increases, expert says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 14, 2023
A risk exists that the Federal Reserve “may have gone too far” with rapid interest rate increases over the past 14 months or so “and won’t know until they’ve gone farther,” Mary Ludgin, senior...
Spending on nursing homes, home care slows year over year
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 27, 2024
Between May 2023 and May 2024, overall healthcare costs grew by 3.4%, the fastest increase seen since December 2007, according to Altarum’s monthly Health Sector Economic Indicators brief, released Wednesday.