Mather prepares to enter third state armed with $300 million construction loan
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 15, 2021
Senior living provider Mather has secured $300 million in construction financing to build The Mather, a life plan community, in Tysons, VA.
Access to health benefits, retirement plans still out of reach for some workers: reports
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 03, 2023
Although access to employer-provided health benefits has grown in many workplaces, depending on establishment size and other factors, some workers still are left out, according to new reports.
$25 hourly minimum wage considered for long-term care workers
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 16, 2023
Long-term care and other healthcare workers in California would see a minimum wage of $25 per hour if legislation introduced Wednesday by state Sen. Maria Elena Durazo (D) passes and becomes law.
CCRC outlook not getting worse but also not improving much, Fitch says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 19, 2024
Fitch Ratings’ outlook for continuing care retirement / life plan communities is “deteriorating,” according to the company’s senior director and sector lead for life plan communities, Margaret...
On-site clinic helps CCRC residents age in place, exec says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 17, 2024
St. Mark Village, a continuing care retirement community in Palm Harbor, FL, has added a full-service, primary care clinic run by Curana Health. It opened Jan. 4 and serves residents and employees.
‘Esther’s Law’ a step closer to allowing cameras into Ohio long-term care residents’ rooms
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 27, 2021
A bipartisan bill that would enable long-term care residents and their families to install remote monitoring equipment in their rooms had a hearing in the Ohio House of Representatives’ Families, Aging...
Senate committee ponders child care challenges with eye toward helping employers, workers
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 15, 2024
As long-term care employers continue to face challenges in recruiting and retaining workers and some employees and potential employees struggle to navigate child care arrangements that make it possible...
Second-generation Korean American brings ‘silver towns’ model to Georgia
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 23, 2024
In keeping with the Korean custom of caring for one’s elders, one man has developed a senior living community meant to emulate the silver towns of South Korea.
OSHA signals ‘increased aggressiveness’ in combating hazardous workplace situations
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 30, 2023
New enforcement guidelines from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration indicate the federal agency’s “increased aggressiveness” against long-term care and other work sites where employee...
Industry weighs in on immigration as expected House vote approaches
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 02, 2022
Long-term care provider advocates have been urging the federal government to look at immigration reform as one solution to the direct care workforce shortage.