NURSE Visa act would allow qualified nurses into US to alleviate shortages
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 24, 2024
The National Urgent Recruitment for Skilled Employees, or NURSE, Visa Act, introduced Monday, aims to allow some foreign nurses to work in the United States amid a labor shortage
Senior living will ‘benefit greatly’ from ‘largest federal investment’ of $244 million in apprenticeships,...
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 15, 2024
The White House has announced the awarding of $244 million in grants aimed at bolstering registered apprenticeship programs across the country.
Business briefs, July 18
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 18, 2024
Fitch Ratings affirms Givens Estates at A-; outlook stable … Fitch Ratings affirms Arbor Acres United Methodist Retirement Community at BBB+; outlook stable … Online registration begins Aug. 1 for...
Judge declines to expand preliminary injunction against noncompete rule to more employers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 15, 2024
After granting a partial injunction on July 3 that blocked enforcement of the Federal Trade Commission’s final rule banning noncompete agreements for some employers,
Home care spending outpaces nursing home spending ‘by far’
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 19, 2024
Spending on healthcare goods and services grew by 8.3% between May 2023 and May 2024, according to the latest monthly Health Sector Economics brief from Altarum, released Thursday.
Welltower upsizes pricing of $900 million of exchangeable senior notes
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 10, 2024
Just a day after announcing a $750 million debt offering, Welltower’s operating company, Welltower OP, upsized the offering to $900 million in 3.125% exchangeable senior notes due in 2029, the Toledo,...
Welltower launches private placement of $750 million in exchangeable senior notes
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 09, 2024
Welltower’s operating company, Welltower OP, has launched an offering of $750 million aggregate principal amount of exchangeable senior notes in a private placement, the real estate investment company...
$19M in grants available to improve job opportunities for older adults
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 15, 2024
The Department of Labor announced last week the availability of approximately $19 million in grants for current national recipients in the Senior Community Service Employment Program to apply for additional...
Labor Department announces $137 million in job-training grants
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 16, 2024
The Department of Labor last week announced $137 million in grant funding to support the entry of young people and formerly incarcerated individuals into the workforce.