Milwaukee Catholic Home reborn as part of new management company, Trinity Senior Services
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 28, 2024
Since 1913, the Milwaukee Catholic Home has provided care for older adults. Still thriving, the retirement community is now part of a new management company known as Trinity Health Services.
Senior living will ‘benefit greatly’ from ‘largest federal investment’ of $244 million in apprenticeships,...
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 15, 2024
The White House has announced the awarding of $244 million in grants aimed at bolstering registered apprenticeship programs across the country.
Gender wage gap widens with age
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 10, 2024
“Older women workers — who comprise 47% of the labor force ages 55 and older — are plagued by a gender wage gap that is even larger than the one their younger counterparts experience,” according...
Genworth launches first LTC insurance plan in 5 years as Washington state residents consider ‘crazy’...
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 12, 2024
The one-year anniversary of the effective date of Washington’s first-in-the nation mandatory, tax-based long-term care insurance program passed on July 1, but voters will have the opportunity to...
SCOTUS places ‘tombstone’ on Chevron doctrine, upending operation of federal agencies
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 01, 2024
A Supreme Court decision handed down Friday morning could transform the way federal agencies operate, providing the basis for senior living operators and other companies to challenge agency decisions.
States increase efforts to draw workers to healthcare
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 03, 2024
Multiple states are taking efforts to build the healthcare workforce with training and certification programs.
Companies not protected from data breach lawsuits after governor vetoes bill
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 01, 2024
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) last week vetoed legislation that would have made companies immune from data breach lawsuits in certain instances.
Keep an eye on Washington state initiative, long-term care insurance expert cautions
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 27, 2024
As the one-year anniversary of the effective date of the country’s first publicly operated, tax-based long-term care insurance program approaches July 1, voters in Washington state “are being given...
Long-term care providers among 193 criminally charged, $2.75 billion in fraud recoveries so far in 2024
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 01, 2024
The Justice Department has recovered more than $2.75 billion in false claims against healthcare providers and charged 193 defendants so far this year in criminal cases through its 2024 National Health...
CMS to conduct ‘focused review’ of Missouri, Texas delays in processing Medicaid applications
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 20, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is launching a focused review of how the states of Missouri and Texas process Medicaid applications.