Workplace savings program could shrink wealth gaps: report
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 11, 2023
The median amount of retirement savings varies by race and ethnicity, and employers have the means to bridge those wealth gaps. That’s according to a recent report from the AARP Public Policy Institute.
Welltower expands active adult presence with Treplus Communities partnership, provides business update
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 21, 2021
Toledo, OH-based Welltower is expanding its presence in the active adult rental community sector with the addition of Columbus, OH-based Treplus Communities properties to its portfolio. The REIT also provided...
Long-term care, other business groups find exclusion from federal vaccine mandate process ‘disappointing’
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 30, 2021
As the Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration works to develop and issue a rule for a vaccine and testing mandate announced earlier this month by President Biden, some business...
Nasdaq Stock Market has issued a warning to Newton, MA-based Diversified Healthcare Trust that it must boost its stock price above $1 per share or face delisting, the real estate investment trust announced...
Benefits, eligibility for assisted living workers vary by region
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 30, 2024
Most assisted living providers offer fringe benefits to their employees, but those benefits and eligibility vary by region, according to the recently released “2023-2024 Assisted Living Salary & Benefits...
The Ensign Group, Healthpeak Properties and LTC Properties presented second-quarter earnings results on Friday.
Worker classification rule ‘problematic’ for healthcare employers as written, coalition says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 05, 2023
A coalition of 17 healthcare organizations is urging the US Department of Labor to exempt skilled nursing and other healthcare providers from a proposal that would more strictly limit how employers classify...
Assisted living provider sued by families of former residents over summertime evictions
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 19, 2021
A Georgia assisted living community that closed its doors in July, giving residents 72 hours to relocate, is being sued by some of the residents’ families.
Iowa tops list of best states to retire to in new report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 01, 2023
Iowa is the best state to retire to, according to Bankrate’s latest Best States to Retire study. Meanwhile, Alaska is the last state to retire, according to Bankrate.
Nursing homes miss out on workers as green card process slows
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 28, 2023
Nursing facilities have lost more than 200,000 nurses and aides since the start of the pandemic, according to federal labor statistics. Some say foreign nurses waiting in the wings to fill those vacant...