Independent contractor rule’s effects ‘likely to be limited’ for employers, attorney says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 04, 2024
As long-term care and other employers prepare to implement the Department of Labor’s independent contractor rule March 11, “the impact of this is likely to be limited” for employers, according to...
SNFs face ‘increased and increasingly hostile’ government scrutiny, attorneys say
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 06, 2024
The increased scrutiny facing nursing home providers since the COVID-19 pandemic includes “overall increased and increasingly sort of hostile approach by surveyors in the quality-of-care area,” according...
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...
Brookdale, Sabra detail second-quarter earnings
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 09, 2023
Second-quarter earnings reports continued Tuesday with calls held by Brookdale Senior Living and Sabra Health Care REIT.
Brookdale Senior Living, CareTrust REIT and Ventas presented their first-quarter earnings reports to investors on Friday.
Commercial insurance market in ‘state of flux’ for senior housing and care
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 22, 2024
The commercial insurance market for long-term care operators “is in a state of flux, influenced by both lingering effects of the pandemic and broader economic factors,” Janice Loper, vice president...
New infection control certification launches for long-term care settings
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 27, 2022
The Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology is launching a new certification for infection prevention and control professionals who work in long-term care settings.
Staffing shortage top issue facing CNAs on the job: survey
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 28, 2023
A continued staffing shortage is the prime issue facing certified nursing assistants for the second year in a row, according to the results of a survey released Wednesday at CNA Fest in Little Rock, AR.
New law expedites timeliness of reporting infections
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 09, 2022
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed legislation Wednesday that requires nursing homes to provide residents, authorized family members and guardians “timely notice” when an infection is detected.