Congress calls for Provider Relief Fund deadline extension, clear guidelines
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 20, 2021
Unless the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services or Congress take action to extend the Provider Relief Fund deadline past June 30, providers must use or lose those dollars they have received for...
Business briefs, Dec. 7
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 07, 2021
MA judge dismisses all criminal charges against Holyoke Soldiers’ Home administrators … NYC mayor issues vaccine mandate for private companies … Healthcare Association of Hawaii reaffirms...
Biden administration could withhold funds from long-term care providers to encourage worker vaccination
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 09, 2021
Biden administration officials are considering withholding funds from long-term-care providers that they say aren’t doing enough to encourage employee vaccinations, according to unnamed sources quoted...
Gender-based wage disparities remain: What’s the gap in your state?
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 04, 2022
Even now, gender-based wage disparities still exist across the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s analysis of data from the 2019 American Community Survey.
Lawsuit claims operator failed to protect cognitively impaired resident from sexual assault
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 10, 2021
A lawsuit filed by “Jane Doe” through her guardian Carol Smith names Assisted Living by Hillcrest LLC and West Bend Mutual Insurance as defendants for allegedly failing to protect Doe — a resident...
Market affordability just one factor for long-term care investors, developers to consider
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 28, 2022
Americans are looking for affordability and are migrating to less expensive cities with strong economies, according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal/Realtor.com. It makes some sense, then,...
Nursing, residential care jobs up 8,000 in June — ‘a positive sign’ but still below pre-pandemic...
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 11, 2022
Employment in nursing and residential care facilities increased by 8,000 jobs in June, according to a information published Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data represent statistics from...
Governor announces $6.5 million to train 1,500 long-term care caregivers
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 10, 2022
Arizona is dedicating $6.5 million to train 1,500 caregivers to work in long-term care, Gov. Doug Ducey (R) announced Thursday to coincide with Arizona Nurses Week.
Long-term care deal volume back to historically high levels
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 14, 2022
Long-term care was the highest segment in terms of volume, followed by physician practices, home health/hospice, and behavioral health.