The Ensign Group, Omega Healthcare Investors and The RMR Group held earnings calls on Friday.
Senior housing fundamentals outlook promising for 2023: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 03, 2023
Senior housing operating fundamentals regained favorable traction as 2022 unfolded, “following a painful couple of years,” and the trend is expected to continue in 2023. That’s according to the new...
Age-diverse ‘urban village’ model aims to keep older adults in the city
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 02, 2023
Repurposing downtown real estate into age-diverse housing could be a more affordable alternative to traditional retirement communities out in the suburbs, where older adults and other residents may feel...
Expanded H-2B visa cap reached for the first half of FY 2023
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 02, 2023
US Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough petitions to meet the congressionally mandated H-2B cap for the first half of fiscal year 2023 for foreign workers starting on or before March...
Republicans coming again for healthcare worker vaccine mandate
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Jessica R. Towhey
Jan 31, 2023
The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives is expected to vote on two bills today that would have significant effects for long-term care providers.
OSHA signals ‘increased aggressiveness’ in combating hazardous workplace situations
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 30, 2023
New enforcement guidelines from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration indicate the federal agency’s “increased aggressiveness” against long-term care and other work sites where employee...
Republicans take aim at Social Security, Medicare in debt reduction talks
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 25, 2023
The United States reached its debt limit of $31.4 trillion Thursday. As Congress looks to reduce spending, some House Republicans are taking aim at Social Security and Medicare.
Long-term care struggles to rebound to pre-pandemic staffing levels: analysis
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 23, 2023
Staffing in long-term care dropped drastically at the start of the pandemic and is unlikely to rebound to pre-pandemic levels until 2027. That’s according to a recent analysis of US Census data by the...
Adults 40+ favor flexible jobs for work-life balance: AARP survey
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 20, 2023
Adults aged 40 or more years are looking to find professional/personal life balance on the job, rather than just a means to a paycheck, according to the results of a recent AARP survey.
Home Care Pulse expands tech platform with acquisitions of Activated Insights, Pinnacle Quality Insight
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 20, 2023
Home Care Pulse announced Thursday the acquisitions of Activated Insights and Pinnacle Quality Insight, which are meant to expand the management company’s technology platform.