Providers would be prohibited from acting as guardians, POAs under proposed bill
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 15, 2023
A bill introduced to the New Jersey Legislature on Monday by state Sens. Joseph F. Vitale (D) and Robert W. Singer (R) would prohibit senior living and skilled nursing providers from acting as financial...
Slow recovery leads to healthcare spending decline for first time in 50+ years
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 28, 2022
For the first time in more than 50 years, inflation-adjusted healthcare spending declined, according to a research brief published Wednesday by research and consulting organization Altarum.
Proposed OSHA rule would double time for employees to report suspected employer criminal antitrust...
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 17, 2023
An interim final rule published by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration, if finalized as currently written, would give employees twice as much time as they have now to report suspected criminal...
New solar panels expected to save CCRC $40,000 per year
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 02, 2022
The Town Center at Covenant Living of Cromwell, a continuing care retirement community in Connecticut, is committed to conserving energy and becoming more sustainable for the future while at the same time...
Vitality Living expanding into Louisiana with partnership to convert New Orleans hotel into active adult...
By
Amy Novotney
Jan 27, 2021
Vitality Living is expanding into Louisiana, as well as the active adult market space, with the opening this summer of Copeland Tower Living.
Fitch Ratings lowers REIT sector outlook to ‘deteriorating’
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 07, 2023
Factors such as tightening of commercial real estate lending conditions, higher interest rates and macroeconomic headwinds led Fitch Ratings to reduce its 2023 outlook for the real estate investment trust...
Nursing home firms snag high-powered lobbyists
By
Amy Novotney
Aug 18, 2020
An analysis published in the New York Times Sunday examined the efforts of some of the country’s largest nursing home companies to assemble lobbyists to help advocate for protection against lawsuits,...
Paid sick leave tied to lower US workforce mortality
Aug 30, 2022
State laws preempting local authority to mandate paid sick leave may contribute to increased mortality in working-age adults.
Requested tax code overhaul would up taxes on ‘wealthiest individuals and corporations’
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 29, 2024
Scores of consumer-oriented organizations are petitioning Congress to make changes to the tax code that would increase taxes on corporations.
Country’s largest nurses union gets even larger with new affiliate
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 24, 2022
National Nurses United, the largest union and professional association of registered nurses in the United States, became even larger last week with the announcement that the New York State Nurses Association...