A “chef wars” competition meant to introduce a new culinary team at Aberdeen Heights, a Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America continuing care retirement community in Kirkwood, MO, turned into an opportunity...
At 8.5%, the U.S. inflation reached its highest point in 40 years earlier this month while the unemployment rate At 8.5%, the U.S. inflation reached its highest point in 40 years earlier this month while...
On-campus clinic brings primary care to senior living residents
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 25, 2022
Springfield Masonic Community and Dayton, OH-based Premier Health officially began operating the senior living community’s on-campus clinic April 4, with services ranging from routine primary care to...
State needs ‘continued investment’ in assisted living, department says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 22, 2022
Pennsylvania’s long-term care system is under scrutiny as the commonwealth looks to “increase its investment in caring for our seniors and people with disabilities,” Pennsylvania Department of Human...
Senior living municipal bonds ‘most directly harmed’ by pandemic: Moody’s
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 19, 2022
Municipal bonds to senior living communities were among the most delinquent in the first quarter of 2022, according to an April 15 report by Moody’s Investors Service.
Number of large-scale CCRCs with 500 more units on one campus ‘inches up’: Ziegler
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 19, 2022
pproximately 10% of the nation’s life plan communities, or continuing care retirement communities, are considered “large scale,” meaning they have 500 or more units on one campus, according...
What the inflation rate increase to 8.5 percent means to senior living
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 14, 2022
The inflation rate is higher than it’s been in almost 40 years, and the consumer price index increased 1.2% in March on a seasonally adjusted basis after rising 0.8% in February, the Bureau of Labor...
As pandemic-related workforce challenges continue to plague long-term care, operators find themselves competing with a “gig economy,” where many workers want to be paid immediately for services rendered...
OSHA proposes change to recordkeeping regulation as agency works on final healthcare rule
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 06, 2022
The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing amendments to its occupational injury and illness recordkeeping regulation as it works to establish a final rule meant...
Bereavement leave, family responsibilities focus of state’s pending employment laws
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 06, 2022
Pending bills in the California Legislature would require employers to offer bereavement leave and add “family responsibilities” as a protected class under the Fair Employment and