RN training would receive $1.2 billion boost under Senate bill
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 18, 2023
Community colleges and universities would receive $1.2 billion in grants to boost the number of students enrolled in accredited, two-year registered nursing programs if a bill introduced into the Senate...
Ventas ‘very engaged’ with shareholders, CEO says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 13, 2023
Ventas CEO Ventas Chairman and CEO Debra Cafaro on Tuesday challenged allegations made a day earlier by Land & Buildings Investment Management as the activist shareholder called into question the Chicago-based...
Welltower touts ‘strengthening fundamentals’ in third quarter
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 12, 2023
The third quarter has been marked by “strengthening seniors housing fundamentals driving continued momentum during peak leasing season,” Toledo-based real estate investment trust Welltower said Monday...
‘ESG controller’ emerges as new role, while some firms keep silent about initiatives
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 25, 2023
Even as organizations work toward compliance with environmental, social and governance disclosure requirements, fewer than half (45.7%) of professionals are confident that their company is where it should...
Senior living construction backlogs hold steady
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 23, 2023
Backlogs for senior living construction projects are holding steady. Commodity prices have improved for some products, but labor rates continue to increase.
Late boomers lag in retirement savings: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 17, 2023
Late boomers — those born between 1960 and 1965 at the tail end of the post-World War II baby boom — are not faring well when it comes to retirement savings. That’s according to a report published...
Hiring bias from AI-powered selection tool costs company $365,000 in settlement
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 16, 2023
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission last week settled its first-ever lawsuit involving alleged age discrimination through the use of artificial intelligence tools in the hiring process. The result...
Growing need for care outside hospital is opportunity for senior living, skilled nursing providers, experts...
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 09, 2023
About a third of the $4.4 trillion spent last year on healthcare in the United States was from the people over the age of 65, “and the estimate is that this group will represent half of all healthcare...
EEOC shares how it plans to implement law requiring employers to do more to protect pregnant workers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 08, 2023
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Monday issued a proposed rule to implement the bipartisan Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which requires employers with 15 or more employees to provide reasonable...
Welltower exceeds $1 billion of annualized net operating income in senior living segment
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 02, 2023
Welltower’s senior living results for the second quarter exceeded expectations, CEO Shankh Mitra said Tuesday on the Toledo, OH-based real estate investment trust’s quarterly earnings call.