Employers should tread carefully in maintaining pandemic-era practices, EEOC says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 17, 2023
The COVID-19 public health emergency is over, but employers can continue implementing many pandemic-era practices, according to the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Katie Campbell, director of social services at Majestic Care, was named an “Unsung Hero” award winner in the 2023 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards.
Nurse training pilot program a ‘win-win’ for Presbyterian Homes & Services
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 17, 2023
A pilot program between St. Paul, MN-based Presbyterian Homes & Services and the Eagan, MN, campus of Rasmussen University aims to fuel the nursing pipeline by training practical nurses to work at PHS.
End of PHE a good time to review employee accommodations—carefully, EEOC says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 17, 2023
The end of the COVID-19 public health emergency does not mean that employers can automatically terminate reasonable accommodations that were provided due to pandemic-related circumstances, the Equal Employment...
Federal apprenticeship program would get $3.8 billion boost under bipartisan bill
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 16, 2023
The bipartisan National Apprenticeship Act of 2023, if signed into law, would invest more than $3.8 billion over five years and create almost a million new opportunities, Andrea Price-Carter, director,...
Biden nominates head of National Cancer Institute to run NIH
May 15, 2023
The new director will face potential scrutiny from both Republicans and Democrats.
Senior living providers navigate PHE unwinding, state-level guidelines
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 15, 2023
The May 11 expiration of the federal public health emergency declaration will bring changes to federal healthcare programs, with various regulatory flexibilities expiring immediately or within a short...
HUD takes ‘tremendous step forward’ with funding to promote ‘green’ affordable housing retrofits
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 15, 2023
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is making new funding available to help Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program and other multifamily housing owners improve energy or water...
Actions & Transactions, May 15
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 15, 2023
Holiday by Atria community in East Longmeadow, MA, begins $1.5M renovation project … Blueprint advises publicly traded REIT on sale of 30-unit assisted living, memory care community in San Angelo, TX...