Expert questions task force’s authority to enforce employee misclassification recommendations
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 06, 2022
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry’s Joint Task Force on Misclassification of Employees has submitted its recommendations to the state General Assembly.
Bill would exempt healthcare workers from vaccination mandates
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 15, 2022
Healthcare workers in Tennessee who have religious objections to the COVID-19 vaccine would be exempt from vaccination mandates if Republican-led bill moves forward in the state General Assembly and is...
Advocates urge governor to veto 3 ‘flawed’ bills penalizing use of overtime for nurses
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 26, 2022
Long-term care advocacy organizations are urging New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) to veto three bills related to the use of mandatory nurse overtime in nursing homes and home care agencies.
‘Esther’s Law’ a step closer to allowing cameras into Ohio long-term care residents’ rooms
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 27, 2021
A bipartisan bill that would enable long-term care residents and their families to install remote monitoring equipment in their rooms had a hearing in the Ohio House of Representatives’ Families, Aging...
Nursing home sales, closures, halts to admissions come as staffing shortages continue
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 12, 2022
As staffing shortages continue to plague nursing homes, sales, closures and admissions stoppages are becoming more frequent, according to respondents to a survey by the Long-Term Care Imperative, a collaboration...
Business briefs, July 13
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 13, 2022
Genesis workers identified in amended challenge to Maine’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate … State budget provides for increased staffing, accountability in SNFs … Older adults lack knowledge about Medicare...
Business briefs, Dec. 20
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 20, 2023
Fitch Ratings revises outlook for Broadmead to stable from positive … Fitch Ratings affirms Forest at Duke at BBB-; outlook stable … $17 minimum wage would cost 1.4 million jobs, run up Medicare tab:...
Business briefs, Jan. 24
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 24, 2024
CMS: Expect final nursing home staffing rule this year … Eviction bill amendment does little to address real problem, industry experts say … House Budget Committee advances legislation without...
State bills would enable older adults to stay, age in place in their homes
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 31, 2023
New Jersey Assembly Speaker Craig J. Coughlin (D) last week introduced legislation that would create a new property tax credit program called StayNJ, which he said is meant to make it more affordable for...
Business briefs, Nov. 3
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 03, 2022
LHC Group disappoints again in dismal Q3 … Home health final rule ‘is not a win,’ Enhabit CEO says … Montana governor praises work-based public school offerings, such as assisted living...