NLRB grants more time for comments on proposed ‘joint employer’ standard change
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 31, 2018
The National Labor Relations Board said Tuesday that it would extend by one month the deadline for people to submit comments regarding its proposed rulemaking concerning the standard for determining “joint...
Provider settles EEOC lawsuit for $300,000 after firing workers for not getting flu shots
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 03, 2017
A Pennsylvania health center has agreed to pay $300,000 in back pay and compensatory damages after firing six employees who objected to a flu vaccination policy on religious grounds, the U.S. Equal Employment...
Deficient audits cost firm $4.5 million
Dec 02, 2015
A national audit firm has agreed to forfeit about $1.5 million in audit fees and interest plus pay a $3 million penalty to settle charges that the company and two of its partners ignored red flags and...
$4.8 million awarded for Alzheimer’s research in assisted living and other settings
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 19, 2018
Thirty Alzheimer’s disease research projects will be funded with $4.8 million in funding announced Monday by Florida Gov. Rick Scott and the state Department of Health, and some of the efforts will involve...
Alzheimer’s research gets $7.5 million in funding from foundation
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 15, 2015
The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation is giving $7 million to five teams of researchers and has awarded an additional $500,000 in grants, too.
HHS awards $36M to support quality care for older adults
By
Holly Petrovich
Jul 15, 2015
The Department of Health and Human Services awarded $35.7 million to the Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program to support quality care for older adults, Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced Monday.
Deadline extended! McKnight’s Tech Awards deadline now June 1
May 25, 2021
The deadline for receipt of nominations for the 2021 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards has been extended one week, to June 1. No further extensions will be granted. There is no cost to enter.
Senate passes spending bill with $425 million boost for Alzheimer’s research
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 24, 2018
Alzheimer’s and dementia research funding in fiscal year 2019 at the National Institutes of Health would see a $425 million increase to a total of $2.3 billion under a bill passed Thursday by the...
$2 million trial will measure effect of virtual reality on senior living residents, families
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 20, 2021
Boston-based Rendever will use a $2 million National Institute on Aging grant to study the effects of its virtual reality platform on senior living residents and their families.
Technology connections
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 20, 2021
By the end of the month, more than 1,400 Amazon Echo Show 8 devices will have been delivered to senior living communities in North Carolina, thanks to a federal grant.