Bill to block staffing rule, other LTC measures to headline congressional hearing … Legislation aims to prevent Medicaid Access Rule implementation … State bill aims to protect older adults from financial...
Business briefs, Aug. 28
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 28, 2023
DHC reports SHOP recovery continuing at uneven pace … Deceptive ad practices alleged to generate unqualified leads for providers … Nikki Haley: 65 is ‘way too low’ for retirement age … Florida...
Legislative committee considers locating child care centers in nursing homes
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 27, 2023
Child care centers could be located in nursing homes under a proposal discussed Monday by the South Dakota Study Committee on Sustainable Models for Long Term Care.
57 percent of state’s SNFs report empty beds due to lack of staff
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 02, 2023
Fifty-seven percent of skilled nursing providers in Pennsylvania have empty beds, not because of lack of demand but because they don’t have enough staff members to care for residents and patients. That’s...
Florida long-term care associations sue state over minimum wage mandate
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 30, 2022
Florida long-term care associations and one provider are challenging a requirement that, starting Oct. 1, providers in the state serving Medicaid beneficiaries — including assisted living communities...
ME LTC workers see expected pay increases as minimum wages increase across country
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 04, 2022
Direct care workers in skilled nursing and assisted living facilities in Maine are expected to see wage increases to at least 125% of the state’s minimum wage after Gov. Janet Mills (D) announced last...
Pennsylvania updating SNF regulations for first time in 25 years
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 23, 2022
The Pennsylvania Department of Health is updating regulations for the state’s 685 skilled nursing facilities, where more than 72,000 people live, after almost 25 years. The department is soliciting feedback...
States increase efforts to draw workers to healthcare
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 03, 2024
Multiple states are taking efforts to build the healthcare workforce with training and certification programs.
Long-term care staffing challenges likely to worsen, commission reports
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 10, 2023
Staffing challenges in long-term care are only expected to get worse, according to a report released Monday by the Pennsylvania Joint State Government Commission.
Lawmakers approve broad funding increases for skilled nursing facilities
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 11, 2022
Legislators in Illinois and Minnesota recently have approved broad funding increases for skilled nursing facilities in their states.