Personal care and service occupations have highest percentage of workers with disabilities
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 23, 2023
Personal care and service occupations have the highest percentage of workers reporting having a disability, at 19.4%, according to the results of a new study of various occupations conducted by US Centers...
Initial filings for unemployment insurance dip again week over week
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 22, 2024
Applications for unemployment benefits dipped slightly for the week ending March 16, according to data released Thursday by the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Labor unionization among healthcare workers remains low: JAMA study
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 03, 2023
The National Labor Relations Board had 58% more union election petitions in the first nine months of 2022 compared with the same time frame the year before. However, labor unionization among healthcare...
Home health is fastest-growing component of national health spending
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 08, 2024
Year-over-year growth in the home health space was 13.5% in October, making it the fastest-growing component of national health spending, according to Altarum’s monthly Health Sector Economic Indicators...
Welltower touts ‘strengthening fundamentals’ in third quarter
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 12, 2023
The third quarter has been marked by “strengthening seniors housing fundamentals driving continued momentum during peak leasing season,” Toledo-based real estate investment trust Welltower said Monday...
Lutheran Senior Services/Diakon agreement forms one of largest US nonprofit LTC organizations
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 29, 2024
Diakon Senior Living operations and its four continuing care retirement / life plan communities will become part of Lutheran Senior Services under an agreement announced Wednesday that the organizations...
Student loan debt is negatively affecting worker retirement saving, experts say
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 12, 2024
Student loan debt is hindering the amount of money workers can contribute to their 401(k)s and other retirement savings plans, according to the results of a three-year study by the Employee Benefit Research...
‘Ambiguous’ False Claims Act standard expected to be clarified by Supreme Court
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 25, 2023
A Supreme Court decision expected in June could give providers the necessary tools to protect themselves from unwarranted accusations of making fraudulent claims under that False Claims Act.
55 percent of survey respondents retired earlier than expected during pandemic
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 10, 2023
More than half (55%) of 2,000 American retirees recently surveyed said they have retired earlier than expected during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to EBRI’s 2022 Spending in Retirement Survey.
Welltower SHOP sees 4th consecutive quarter of 20+ percent NOI growth
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 01, 2023
Net operating income growth in Welltower’s senior housing operating portfolio exceeded 20% for the fourth consecutive quarter, CEO Shankh Mitra said Tuesday during the company’s latest earnings call.