Providers need ‘meaningful aid,’ groups say as president unveils executive order
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 19, 2023
Building a pipeline of professional caregivers and then retaining them in long-term care are some of the goals of an executive order signed Tuesday by President Biden. Provider groups responded by calling...
New law means some assisted living programs now subject to immediate prosecution over licensure
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 18, 2023
Proponents of a new law targeting unlicensed assisted living programs in Maryland say it will close a “dangerous loophole” that left residents vulnerable to abuse and neglect.
Pennant sees ‘meaningful progress’ in fourth quarter
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 27, 2023
Despite labor and inflationary pressures, the Pennant Group’s full-year and fourth-quarter 2022 financial results demonstrate progress in both senior living and home health / hospice, according to Brent...
Omnibus bill means retirement benefit changes could be coming employers, employees
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 22, 2022
The proposed $1.7 trillion omnibus spending package released Monday by federal lawmakers includes a slew of retirement provisions for employers and employees under the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement...
NLRB reaffirms measures meant to prevent coercion of employees during unfair labor practice investigations
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 20, 2022
The National Labor Relations Board issued a decision Friday that reaffirms measures aimed at preventing employers from coercing workers when they interview them in preparation for unfair labor practice...
Mean length of preclinical detectable phase of glaucoma >10 years
Nov 29, 2022
The mean length was 10.7 years by the prevalence/incidence method and 10.1 years by the Markov chain Monte Carlo model method,
Midterm elections mean change, but also opportunities, for senior living industry: experts
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 03, 2022
The midterm elections will have major implications for the Biden agenda, potentially flipping control of the House and Senate. But with change comes new opportunities, according to senior living experts.
Higher vitality means healthier residents, more productive workforce: report
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 27, 2022
Individuals with higher vitality experience a wide range of benefits, from better mental and physical health to higher job satisfaction and performance, and those aged 65 to 75 have higher levels of vitality...
Pandemic-delayed move-ins mean residents come to senior living with greater needs: NIC
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 21, 2022
Residents moving into senior living communities are coming with greater needs, according to the latest Executive Survey Insights from the National Investment Center for Senior Housing & Care.
Adjunctive IV argatroban, eptifibatide do not cut disability after stroke
By
Haymarket Media
Sep 06, 2024
The findings were seen among patients with acute ischemic stroke who were treated with intravenous thrombolysis within three hours after symptom onset.