The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s enforcement activities did not adequately protect workers during the COVID-19 public health emergency, according to a new audit report from the Department...
Product differentiation by rate, services marks evolution of senior housing: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 01, 2022
Evolution of the senior housing sector this year and heading into next year has been marked by new product types that are differentiated by rate and service offerings, according to the new Urban Land Institute...
Annual nursing home, home healthcare spending more than double the recent rate of healthcare overall
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 25, 2022
Nursing home spending has increased 10.2% year over year; home healthcare, by 10.5%. released Friday. That’s nearly double the overall national health spending rate, which grew in August 2022 by 4.9%,...
Americans losing even more ground in keeping up with their retirement savings, survey shows
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 25, 2022
More than half of Americans (55%) are not keeping up with retirement savings, according to the results of a recent survey from Bankrate. This is slightly worse than a year ago, when 52% of the respondents...
Country’s largest nurses union gets even larger with new affiliate
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 24, 2022
National Nurses United, the largest union and professional association of registered nurses in the United States, became even larger last week with the announcement that the New York State Nurses Association...
Property, professional liability insurance costs major culprit as operating expenses increase
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 21, 2022
Increases in property and professional liability insurance costs are major contributors to runaway operating expenses for long-term care providers, according to results of the latest Executive Survey Insights...
$1M in investable assets won’t cut it in retirement, survey finds
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 19, 2022
Wealthier individuals are preoccupied with their eventual ability to retire comfortably, even if they have $1 million or more in assets, according to data on such US investors from a survey conducted by...
4 generations of workers preparing for retirement amid uncertain future: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 14, 2022
Seventy-six percent of workers among four generations say their life priorities have changed as a result of the pandemic, and 56% cite saving for retirement as a financial priority, according to survey...
‘Aggressive’ rate increases needed in long-term care: ESI
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 13, 2022
Due to increased debt costs and other inflationary pressures, rate increases in long-term care are inevitable, Evans Senior Investments Director Kris Lowes said Wednesday. He called for operators to “aggressively...
Independent living monthly fees could increase another 5 percent in 2023: Ziegler poll
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 05, 2022
Senior living operators are forecasting that monthly fees for independent living residents could increase by up to 5% next year, according to responses to a newly released Ziegler CFO Hotline survey.