Senior housing demand expected to exceed pre-pandemic levels within 5 years: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 16, 2023
Demand for senior housing — independent living, assisted living and memory care — could well exceed pre-pandemic levels within the next five years, thanks to the growth of the 75+ demographic in the...
59 percent think they’ll be comfortable, secure in retirement: study
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 23, 2023
Fifty-nine percent of Americans who plan to retire believe they can afford a comfortable and secure retirement lasting more than 10 years, according to the findings of a new study by Edward Jones and Age...
Governor bans vaccine mandates by ‘any entity’ in Texas
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 13, 2021
Lone Star State Gov. Greg Abbott (R) issued an executive order Monday evening prohibiting “any entity in Texas” from mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for an employee or consumer “who objects to such...
Members of Congress call on CMS to collaborate in addressing nursing home workforce challenges
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 14, 2022
A bipartisan group of members of the House of Representatives is looking to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to work with them to resolve workforce shortages experienced by nursing homes across...
FBI, Justice Department cracking down on PPP loan fraudsters
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 19, 2024
The FBI and Justice Department are reportedly ramping up investigations and prosecutions of companies believed to have fraudulently obtained Paycheck Protection Program loans during the pandemic.
Bill would expand provider National Practitioner Data Bank access to long-term care providers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 24, 2023
Legislation re-introduced last week by Sens. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) would expand access to the National Practitioner Data Bank to include long-term care providers such as nursing homes...
$10.3 million settlement sends ‘strong warning’ to employers with vaccine mandates, attorney says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 02, 2022
A $10.3 million settlement in a class action lawsuit that challenged a private healthcare employer’s COVID-19 vaccination policy sends a “strong warning” to companies to consider workers with religious...
Staffing agency required employees to stay 3 years or repay wages, DOL says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 22, 2023
A Brooklyn, NY, healthcare staffing agency, Advanced Care Staffing, and its CEO are under fire from the Department of Labor for allegedly requiring employees to sign contracts that required them to work...
Fraudsters stole $280 billion+ in COVID-19 relief funding: analysis
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 13, 2023
More than $280 billion in COVID-19 relief meant for businesses and individuals intentionally was stolen by fraudsters, and another $123 billion was wasted or misspent, according to an Associated Press...
$1.3 million project aims to strengthen direct care workforce
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 05, 2022
A $1.3 million federal project, with funding spread out over five years, will establish a new center to help strengthen the direct care workforce providing home- and community-based services to older...