OSHA announces final rule that could mean additional reporting for providers in January
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 18, 2023
The Department of Labor on Monday announced the final version of a rule that could mean additional reporting requirements for some senior living and nursing home providers starting in January.
Senior care workers’ needs go beyond compensation: survey
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 13, 2022
Meeting the needs of the senior care workforce means more than compensation and financial security, according to the results of a Transcend Strategy Group and MAC Legacy survey.
Building a thriving care workforce means addressing burnout: Surgeon General advisory
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 24, 2022
“Confronting the long-standing drivers of burnout among our health workers must be a top national priority,” Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy, M.D., M.B.A. said in an advisory published Monday.
Surcharge Act means nursing homes will receive millions in state, federal aid
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 07, 2022
Millions of dollars in additional state and federal funds to improve quality of care will flow to New Mexico’s nursing facilities now that New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) has signed the Health...
Pandemic means 41,000 fewer senior housing units could be needed: analysis
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 18, 2021
COVID-19 deaths have curtailed short-term supply needs for senior housing. The projected senior housing units needed to serve those 85 or older in 2021 are less than pre-pandemic estimates by as many as...
Lawmaker introduces legislation to crack down on Medicare fraud
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 29, 2023
Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), ranking member of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, has introduced two pieces of legislation to prevent Medicare fraud.
Omnibus bill means retirement benefit changes could be coming employers, employees
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 22, 2022
The proposed $1.7 trillion omnibus spending package released Monday by federal lawmakers includes a slew of retirement provisions for employers and employees under the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement...
Market segmentation means it’s ‘a very interesting time’ in senior living: NIC
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 09, 2022
The market segmentation occurring in senior housing right now — with differentiation by price and service offerings including middle-market properties, luxury senior living apartments and active adult...
80 is the mean age for long-term care insurance claims, study finds
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 25, 2022
An analysis of 5,439 long-term care insurance policy holders found that 80 is the mean age at which a claim is filed, according to a report published Friday by the American Association for Long-Term Care...
Adults 40+ favor flexible jobs for work-life balance: AARP survey
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 20, 2023
Adults aged 40 or more years are looking to find professional/personal life balance on the job, rather than just a means to a paycheck, according to the results of a recent AARP survey.