Improved onboarding process could boost worker retention
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 08, 2024
As long-term care providers navigate post-pandemic workforce challenges, they also need to improve the onboarding process, according to the results of a new survey by Viventium
Outlook appears rosier for senior housing investors, experts say
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 03, 2024
Healthcare investors, including senior housing ones, are apt to see an uptick in opportunities this year, according to several recent analyses.
CFO boosts interest in Invesque with stock pick-up
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 02, 2024
A company owned by Invesque’s chief financial officer has boosted the CFO’s financial interest in the real estate company with the acquisition of 16.98 million shares of stock common from insurance...
Employers, workers have right to representation during OSHA inspections, new DOL rule states
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 01, 2024
Both employers and their employees are entitled to have representation during Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspections, according to a final rule published today in the Federal Register...
Lutheran Senior Services/Diakon agreement forms one of largest US nonprofit LTC organizations
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 29, 2024
Diakon Senior Living operations and its four continuing care retirement / life plan communities will become part of Lutheran Senior Services under an agreement announced Wednesday that the organizations...
Rates for nursing homes, in-home care down: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 28, 2024
Movement of rates for long-term care is mixed, with assisted living and home health aide rates up but rates for in-home nursing visits and nursing homes declined year over year, according to a new report...
It’s time for ‘serious discussion’ on paid leave: policy makers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 26, 2024
Weeks after the White House announced a proposed budget for 2025 that includes a measure to establish a national paid family and medical leave program, lawmakers are divided on the practicalities of moving...
Nursing homes struggle with tighter reimbursement environment, expert says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 20, 2024
Nursing home funding challenges, capital and private equity firms were among the subjects of a webinar Tuesday sponsored by the Long Term Care Community Coalition.
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.
DOJ’s new whistleblower rewards program will seek to uncover more corporate misconduct
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 12, 2024
The Justice Department is planning to test a DOJ-run whistleblower rewards program to encourage more reporting of “significant corporate or financial misconduct,” Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco...