Vaccine mandates murky for some assisted living operators
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 02, 2021
With legal challenges to COVID-10 mandates popping up every day, it’s difficult for healthcare providers to know where they stand, and the waters are even murkier for some assisted living operators,...
Employers, workers have right to representation during OSHA inspections, new DOL rule states
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 01, 2024
Both employers and their employees are entitled to have representation during Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspections, according to a final rule published today in the Federal Register...
Unprecedented global crisis brought out best in SNF caregivers, report finds
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 28, 2022
Nursing home caregivers went beyond normal expectations throughout the unprecedented global crisis brought on by the coronavirus, asserts a new report from the American Health Care
Momentum picks up in senior living construction: ASHA brief
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 27, 2021
Lumber costs are slowly coming down from pandemic highs, but labor costs continue to rise along with a shortage of skilled labor, Senior Vice President Larry Graeve and Chief Estimator Amy Burk of The...
Executive indicted for fixing nurse wages at 3 companies
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 17, 2023
A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted an executive of three home healthcare agencies for conspiring to fix the wages of nurses in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act, which dates back to 1890.
Skilled nursing claims continue to be eclipsed by assisted living claims by average cost, CNA reports
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 18, 2022
The average cost of assisted living professional liability claims ($267,174) has outpaced such claims by skilled nursing facilities ($245,559) over the past few years, according to the 11th edition of...
Temporary workers’ bill of rights affects healthcare workers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 28, 2023
Some healthcare employers will feel the effects of New Jersey’s newly enacted temporary workers’ bill of rights. The bill, signed into law earlier this month by Gov. Phil Murphy (D), requires temporary...
FTC challenges the challengers on noncompete rule
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 03, 2024
In response to mounting legal challenges and a looming court decision expected July 3, the Federal Trade Commission has filed a response to those seeking to stay a rule banning employer noncompete agreements.
REIT ownership linked to decline in RN staffing, increases in LPN, CNA use
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 27, 2023
Nursing homes, after being purchased by a real estate investment trust, are likely to see increases in licensed practical nurse and certified nursing assistant staff hours per resident day of 2.15% and...
Unions advise NLRB to rescind old ‘joint employer’ rule and also drop new one
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 17, 2024
The AFL-CIO and the Service Employees International Union have petitioned the National Labor Relations Board to rescind a 2020 joint employer rule but also back off on trying to implement a replacement,...