HUD awards $143 million in grants for affordable senior housing
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 24, 2021
The grants will go toward development of multifamily construction projects, ongoing project rental assistance for very low-income seniors under the department’s Section 202 Supportive Housing for the...
$6 million grant aims to create worker pipeline for senior living, other employers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 20, 2016
Four senior living communities are partners in a newly announced $6 million federal grant designed to address healthcare workforce needs.
Report outlines strategies to make assisted living more affordable, accessible
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 06, 2022
With a growing need for affordable community-based housing for older adults, a new report delivers to Virginia lawmakers strategies to increase the affordability and accessibility of assisted living communities...
FDA approves nivolumab as adjuvant treatment for melanoma
Oct 18, 2023
Approval was granted for patients aged 12 years and older with stage IIB/C disease.
Labor Department announces $113 million in apprenticeship grants
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 28, 2022
The Department of Labor announced last week that it is offering apprenticeship grant funding totaling $113 million to pay for worker apprenticeship programs, in an effort to bolster its registered apprenticeship...
Bayada grants wishes during National Nurses Week
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 10, 2021
It’s National Nurses Week (May 6-12), a time to give a nod to nurses everywhere.
Labor Department announces $137 million in job-training grants
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 16, 2024
The Department of Labor last week announced $137 million in grant funding to support the entry of young people and formerly incarcerated individuals into the workforce.
Pandemic undermines Medicaid block grant approach: report
By
John O'Connor
Apr 17, 2020
Some policymakers have pushed Medicaid block grants as a way to reform and improve the federal-state program. But an ongoing pandemic reveals how such an approach could be harmful to states and those served,...
Coalition wins $10M grant to promote care economy
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 02, 2021
A coalition of groups advocating for home care workers scored a $10 million five-year grant to increase women’s equality by bolstering the care economy.
$100,000 grant will help wellness program improve software
Dec 13, 2016
A $100,000 grant from the not-for-profit Aging in America will enable Vitalize 360, a joint venture between Hebrew SeniorLife and Kendal, to improve its software to promote healthful aging.