Decades-old CNA training lockout would change under re-introduced bill
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 16, 2023
A two-year lockout on certified nursing assistant training programs in skilled nursing facilities with deficiencies would be lifted under certain conditions if the bipartisan Ensuring Seniors’ Access...
US is 22nd of 47 countries ranked in report on pensions
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 24, 2023
The United States ranks 22nd out of 47 countries in the latest Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index.
Millions of retirees return to work for financial, emotional reasons
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 20, 2023
Many Amerians who chose to retire for one reason or another during the pandemic have returned to the workforce, according to a new report from global investment management firm T. Rowe Price. They could...
Proposed rule would ensure access to government websites, apps for people with disabilities
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 21, 2023
he Justice Department has introduced a proposed rule under the Americans with Disabilities Act meant to improve web and mobile applications access for people with disabilities.
Larry H. Miller Company creates platform for senior living and care expansion
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 31, 2023
The Sandy, UT-based Larry H. Miller Company is expanding its business platform to include skilled nursing, assisted living, home health and hospice with the creation of Larry H. Miller Senior Health.
Nursing home lawsuits contest $20 million cap on pandemic-related loans
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 18, 2023
The Small Business Administration overstepped its authority in setting a $20 million cap on Paycheck Protection Program loans, according to lawsuits filed Monday by nursing home company Accordius Health...
SNFs see increase in Medicaid, Medicare payer mix; other payer mixes decrease
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 21, 2022
Skilled nursing facilities across the United States have experienced increases in both Medicaid and Medicare payer mix while other payer mixes have decreased in recent years, according to a three-year...
Sonata Senior Living expands Serenades for Her, memory care exclusively for women
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 23, 2022
What started as a one-and-done memory care unit for women at one Sonata Senior Living property, Serenades for Her has expanded to two additional properties in Florida, with a third in the pipeline.
Healthcare bankruptcy filings set to triple
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 25, 2023
Bankruptcy filings in the healthcare industry — including those in senior living and care settings — are trending approximately triple the level seen in 2021, according to a new report by Gibbins Advisors.
Senior living occupancy rates increase steadily throughout the Midwest: analysis
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 21, 2024
Independent living and assisted living occupancy rates across the Midwest have slowly risen over the past several quarters, but they still remain below national averages of 87.9% and 84.5%, respectively....