Members of Congress call on CMS to collaborate in addressing nursing home workforce challenges
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 14, 2022
A bipartisan group of members of the House of Representatives is looking to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to work with them to resolve workforce shortages experienced by nursing homes across...
Robotic ‘staff’ helping senior living community with housekeeping, mowing
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 29, 2022
Messiah Lifeways in Mechanicsburg, PA, is addressing workforce challenges head-on with the help of robots. A robotic vacuum and a robotic lawnmower — affectionately called Roving Rosie and Mr. Mow It...
Unfair labor practices charge filings, union petitions up from last year
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 11, 2023
Unfair labor practice charges and union representation petitions are on the rise, according to the National Labor Relations Board.
Nurse training pilot program a ‘win-win’ for Presbyterian Homes & Services
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 17, 2023
A pilot program between St. Paul, MN-based Presbyterian Homes & Services and the Eagan, MN, campus of Rasmussen University aims to fuel the nursing pipeline by training practical nurses to work at PHS.
$90 million in DOL grants will support pre-apprenticeship training in healthcare, other fields
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 01, 2022
The Department of Labor announced Wednesday $90 million in grants to support pre-apprenticeship training in healthcare and other high-demand industries.
Biden’s $6.8 trillion budget aims to bolster programs for older adults
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 10, 2023
President Biden’s proposed $6.8 trillion budget for 2024, if passed as written, would extend the solvency of the Medicare Trust Fund by at least 25 years “without cutting any benefits or raising costs...
Supreme Court takes on employer discriminatory practices, whistleblower protections
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 03, 2023
The Supreme Court kicked off its new term Monday, and a handful of employment-related cases will be heard.
Retirement account balances increase for third consecutive quarter: analysis
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 21, 2023
Retirement account balances are increasing, according to Fidelity Investments’ Retirement Savings Assessment for the second quarter, released Thursday. The average IRA ncreased 5% from the previous quarter.
Legislators look to ‘tap the breaks’ on private equity investments in healthcare, expert says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 21, 2023
Healthcare transactions have been “robust” over the past decades, but the past five years or so have been “a particularly active period” with a “spike” coming in 2020 and into 2022 as pandemic...
Long-term care providers among 193 criminally charged, $2.75 billion in fraud recoveries so far in 2024
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 01, 2024
The Justice Department has recovered more than $2.75 billion in false claims against healthcare providers and charged 193 defendants so far this year in criminal cases through its 2024 National Health...