Provider settles EEOC lawsuit for $300,000 after firing workers for not getting flu shots
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 03, 2017
A Pennsylvania health center has agreed to pay $300,000 in back pay and compensatory damages after firing six employees who objected to a flu vaccination policy on religious grounds, the U.S. Equal Employment...
Deficient audits cost firm $4.5 million
Dec 02, 2015
A national audit firm has agreed to forfeit about $1.5 million in audit fees and interest plus pay a $3 million penalty to settle charges that the company and two of its partners ignored red flags and...
$4.8 million awarded for Alzheimer’s research in assisted living and other settings
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 19, 2018
Thirty Alzheimer’s disease research projects will be funded with $4.8 million in funding announced Monday by Florida Gov. Rick Scott and the state Department of Health, and some of the efforts will involve...
Alzheimer’s research gets $7.5 million in funding from foundation
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 15, 2015
The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation is giving $7 million to five teams of researchers and has awarded an additional $500,000 in grants, too.
HHS awards $36M to support quality care for older adults
By
Holly Petrovich
Jul 15, 2015
The Department of Health and Human Services awarded $35.7 million to the Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program to support quality care for older adults, Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced Monday.
CCRC operator ups its green community game with culinary initiatives
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 04, 2023
A Maryland-based continuing care retirement / life plan community operator is moving its green initiatives into the kitchen in an effort to reduce food waste and lower its carbon footprint.
Senate passes spending bill with $425 million boost for Alzheimer’s research
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 24, 2018
Alzheimer’s and dementia research funding in fiscal year 2019 at the National Institutes of Health would see a $425 million increase to a total of $2.3 billion under a bill passed Thursday by the...
Deadline extended! McKnight’s Tech Awards deadline now June 1
May 25, 2021
The deadline for receipt of nominations for the 2021 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards has been extended one week, to June 1. No further extensions will be granted. There is no cost to enter.
New Jersey announces blueprint, $5.5 million in grants to promote age-friendly practices
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 03, 2024
New Jersey has released a blueprint in an effort to advance the state along an age-friendly path, and it has announced a $5.5 million grant program to help communities promote age-friendly practices.
Proposed bill would expand upskilling, job training opportunities for nation’s workforce
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 12, 2023
The aging services industry has thrown its full support behind a bill that would expand skill development opportunities for American workers.