Milken Institute to spearhead Aging Innovation Collaborative with $3 million from NIC
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 07, 2023
The Santa Monica, CA-based Milken Institute has received a $3 million grant from the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care to establish the Aging Innovation Collaborative within Milken’s...
This robot comes with snacks: Delivery model is a stress reliever for busy staff, admin says
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Aaron Dorman
Dec 06, 2023
Two mobile robot units introduced to LTC sites in Ohio have helped reduce the staff burden by delivering food and snacks to residents.
$800,000 in scholarships to benefit students in accelerated BSN program
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 01, 2024
The state of Florida is providing funds for a scholarship program that will make 40 new scholarships available to nursing students at the University of Florida
Green and Resilient Retrofit Program focus of HUD webinar today
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 23, 2023
Those who want to learn more about funding coming online for the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Green and Resilient Retrofit Program can attend a webinar today at 2 p.m. ET.
HUD funding amendments concern senior living advocates
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 10, 2023
House of Representatives-proposed amendments to the fiscal year 2024 federal housing spending bill are raising concerns among senior living advocates.
Section 202, other HUD programs ‘on track to be gutted’ in appropriations process
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 15, 2023
Plans by the House Appropriations Committee to limit overall spending to fiscal year 2022 levels will “drastically reduce funding for the House’s Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD)...
Legislators introduce bill to retain nurses in Ohio
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 03, 2023
Long-term care providers in Ohio appear to be left out of a newly introduced bill aimed at retaining nurses in the Buckeye State and alleviating some of the final burdens associated with earning a degree...
OSHA workplace violence rule shouldn’t be ‘one-size-fits-all’ or duplicate existing requirements,...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 13, 2023
Advocates for senior living and other aging services providers are asking the federal government to grant providers flexibility and not duplicate existing requirements as a potential federal workplace...
White House initiates $35M plan to create affordable housing by repurposing vacant commercial properties
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 30, 2023
The White House announced Friday a plan to turn vacant commercial properties into affordable housing. The multiagency plan would fund more than $35 million in below-market-rate loans meant to encourage...
Court weighs liability category in assisted living lawsuit
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 11, 2022
The Texas Supreme Court is weighing whether a lawsuit against an assisted living community over a resident’s fall should be considered a premises liability or healthcare liability claim. Their decision...