Assisted living communities close to hospitals more likely to use EDs for residents’ primary care
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 14, 2023
Assisted living communities located close to hospitals are more likely to rely on emergency departments to provide non-emergency primary care rather than invest in onsite or on-call medical staff, according...
Senior living provider helps Afghan refugees navigate US job market
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 30, 2023
As the United States prepares to celebrate the country’s workers on Labor Day, a Virginia life plan community hosted an employment workshop to support Afghan refugees entering the American workforce.
Senior living marketing agency Attane abruptly closes, a victim of industry’s slow pandemic rebound
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 27, 2023
Kansas City, MO, senior living marketing agency Attane on Monday unexpectedly announced its immediate closure, an apparent victim of the COVID-19 pandemic. The news leaves approximately 100 employees looking...
Increasing percentage of employees test positive for marijuana after on-the-job accidents
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 30, 2023
The percentage of employees testing positive for marijuana following an on-the-job accident increased to its highest level in 25 years in 2022, according to a recently released analysis from Quest Diagnostics.
Wage growth deceleration ‘gives clearest signal’ of labor market fundamentals
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 04, 2023
April saw a “burst of hiring” as private-sector employers added 296,000 jobs, yet annual pay growth decelerated to 6.7% year-over-year, according to the April ADP National Employment Report produced...
Evidence points to improving job market in senior living, economist says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 03, 2023
“There’s evidence of improvements in the job market for senior housing,” Beth Burnham Mace, National Investment Center for Seniors Housing and Care chief economist and director of outreach, said...
145,000 jobs added in March while pay gains fall
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 06, 2023
Private-sector employment added 145,000 jobs in March, and annual pay growth decelerated to 6.9% year-over-year, according to the March ADP National Employment Report produced by the ADP Research Institute...
Business briefs, March 27
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 27, 2023
Bill closes ‘loophole’ in provider background checks … USCIS lifts COVID-related flexibilities … Biden’s budget would strengthen Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, HCBS, senator says … ORA...
Benchmark, Springpoint, Lasell Village named age-friendly employers
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 24, 2023
Benchmark Senior Living, Springpoint Senior Living and Lasell Village, a Newton, MA, continuing care retirement community on the campus of Lasell University, are among the employers recently added to the...
Business briefs, March 20
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 20, 2023
Workers to strike at 7 Michigan SNFs … 18 Republican governors rally against Biden’s ESG plan … Wisconsin allocates $7M to add assisted living unit at minimum security prison … Utah becomes most...