25-member collaborative calls for Medicare, Medicaid eligibility changes
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 09, 2022
Twenty-five national and local organizations have signed on to an effort calling for the standard-of-living measures used to determine eligibility for programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, taxes, food assistance...
Business briefs for Thursday, July 2
Jul 02, 2020
LTC employees can help protect seniors from financial exploitation: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau … Kindred Healthcare completes acquisition of two Texas behavioral health hospitals … Senior...
Actions & Transactions, Jan. 12
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 12, 2022
Assisted living community Texas files for Chapter 11 protection for $45M of municipal bond debt … $24M affordable senior housing complex breaks ground in San Diego … Adaptive reuse: Former Texas hospital...
Few COVID-displaced direct care workers return: study
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 14, 2021
Approximlately 4% of direct care workers were displaced during the second quarter of 2020. A year later, few had returned to direct care, according to a new study by PHI and the Health Workforce Research...
Many healthcare employers not reporting COVID-19 worker deaths: analysis
By
Amy Novotney
Dec 02, 2020
Some healthcare employers — including a number of long-term care facilities — have been choosing not to report healthcare worker deaths to occupational safety officials amid the pandemic, according...
OSHA ‘working expeditiously’ to issue COVID-19 final healthcare standard
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 18, 2022
The Occupational Health and Safety Administration is “working expeditiously” to issue a final COVID-19 healthcare standard, the Labor Department said Thursday. The rule would apply in skilled nursing,...
Fragmented markets, small operators are challenges for NIC’s Actual Rates Initiative
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 05, 2020
SAN DIEGO — As the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care seeks to expand its Actual Rates Initiative to 10 metro areas this year, a challenge continues to be incorporating data from a...
Mental health matters: Department of Labor
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 31, 2022
A new public education campaign will stress the importance of mental health-friendly workplaces, the Department of Labor announced Wednesday at the Society for Human Resource Management’s Workplace Policy...
COVID-19 outbreaks could follow low employee vaccination rates
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 08, 2021
COVID-19 cases and mortality in long-term care facilities have decreased significantly in the months since residents and staff members were prioritized for vaccination. Nationwide, however, vaccination...
Financial partnership to expand facility’s housing options, medical services, staffing
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 25, 2022
The Little Snake River Valley – Assisted Care Facility in Baggs, WY, expects to expand medical services, clinic staffing, affordable senior housing and home health opportunities under a long-term financial...