Labor Department seeks input on overtime rule changes as pilot program continues
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 28, 2018
The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division will hold several listening sessions around the country to gather feedback and ideas related to its planned update of the federal overtime pay rule,...
Senior living association recommends overtime changes to Labor Department
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 02, 2017
The Labor Department should base increases in the minimum salary threshold used to determine overtime pay on the 20th percentile for salaried employees in the lowest paid geographic region of the country,...
COVID-19’s lesson about the importance of self-directed care
By
Greg Strobel
Aug 12, 2021
While it’s hard to find a silver lining in the COVID-19 pandemic, one can be found in the home healthcare industry, where the COVID-19 crisis reinforced the critical need for flexible and affordable...
Nominations due today for McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 31, 2019
Today is the final deadline for submission of nominations to McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
Watercrest executive chef wins competition
May 02, 2016
Manny Navarro, executive chef of the Watercrest of Lake Nona assisted living and memory care community, earned top honors at a recent chefs’ competition.
‘We believe we’ve turned the corner,’ Ventas execs say
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 19, 2021
Ventas executives are “encouraged by what we’re seeing early in this recovery,” Executive Vice President of Senior Housing Justin Hutchens said yesterday at the Capital Markets Global Health Care...
Brookdale wins arbitration argument in former employee’s discrimination lawsuit
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 01, 2022
An appellate court has ruled in Brookdale Senior Living’s favor to compel arbitration in a former employee’s discrimination lawsuit.
Seema Verma confirmed as CMS administrator
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 13, 2017
Former health policy consultant Seema Verma was confirmed as administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Monday by a 55-43 vote in the Senate.
HCP hunts for new CEO after Lauralee Martin exits
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 11, 2016
Lauralee Martin has left real estate investment trust HCP, where she was president and CEO, the company announced Monday.
Invesque moving Greenfield properties to Commonwealth, Heritage
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 16, 2019
Invesque is moving 13 Greenfield Senior Living communities to other operators, company executives announced Thursday on the healthcare real estate company’s second-quarter earnings call.