Public policy must address flaws in long-term care financing, experts say
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 11, 2024
Public policy needs to address flaws in Medicaid funding and encourage private planning for long-term care, according to experts speaking Tuesday during a panel discussion hosted by the Paragon Health...
Smaller is better, says this senior living operator
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 17, 2023
Bringing a smaller, home-like feel to assisted living and memory care has become a mission for Brandon Schwab, founder and CEO of Crystal Lake, IL-based Shepherd Premier Senior Living, the operating company...
63-SNF Regency becomes new nonprofit, Wellsential Health
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 10, 2023
The Victoria, TX-based organization now known as Wellsential Health now is the largest family of nonprofit SNFs in Texas, according to the company.
Immigration policy could be boon for long-term care providers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 21, 2024
A new federal policy on immigration could prove beneficial to long-term care providers,who have increasingly pointed to immigration reform as a vital step on the path toward long-awaited stability in the...
Most employers plan to change their leave policies soon, with paid caregiving benefits becoming more...
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 24, 2024
Eighty-four percent of employers participating in a new survey said they are planning to make changes to their leave policies within the next two years, and paid leave for caregiving may see some of the...
Lessons from the pandemic can help ensure caregivers’ mental health and well-being
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 27, 2023
Healthcare organizations’ disaster preparedness plans must include “explicit plans for supporting mental health,” say the authors of a new piece in JAMA Psychiatry.
HHS: $13 million investment in nurse education is ‘key pillar’ to improving SNFs
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 24, 2022
The US Department of Health and Human Services’ plan to spend $13 million on nursing education and training is “a key pillar of President Biden’s action plan to improve the safety and quality of...
Nurse engagement varies by generation, shift time, care setting
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 26, 2023
Most of America’s registered nurses report being “fully engaged” or “engaged” at work, according to the results of a new survey from market research and consulting company PRC. But the...
Price of proposed nursing home staffing mandate? Try $11.3B a year, new AHCA report finds
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 16, 2022
The American Health Care Association Thursday released an updated report from accounting and consulting firm CliftonLarsonAllen LLP detailing the costs of a potential federal staffing mandate for America’s...
Workforce issues a theme of State of the Union address and industry reaction to it
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 09, 2023
Several workforce issues were part of President Biden’s State of the Union address on Tuesday — as well as long-term care industry reaction to the speech. The talk comes at a time when long-term care...