Argentum apprenticeship program exceeds first-year expectations
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 02, 2021
Argentum’s apprenticeship program has passed the 1,200-participant goal in its first year of funding from a $6 million Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Closing the Skills Gap...
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Oct 04, 2019
Brookdale Senior Living sends letter to stockholders … Land & Buildings reacts to Brookdale letter … Tennessee block grant experiment would boost federal funding, state Medicaid chief says
Memory care, falls prevention studies secure nearly $35 million in grant funding
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 31, 2022
Researchers have secured close to a total of $35 million across multiple U.S. studies to identify falls prevention strategies and risk factors for cognitive decline, as well as expand a dementia-specific...
EEOC files lawsuit after workers are fired for not getting flu shots
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 26, 2016
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced Monday that it is suing a health system for not granting accommodations to six employees who objected to its flu vaccination policy on religious...
Business briefs, Jan. 12
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 12, 2022
$80.5 million grant meant to help providers address lingering pandemic effects … Publicly traded REITs delivered greater than 40% increase in returns in 2021 … Luminaut acquires Rowland Design to expand...
2 ways to encourage affordable senior housing: White House report
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 28, 2016
Granting density bonuses to developers and permitting “accessory dwelling units” on existing residential properties are two ways that state and local governments can encourage housing development...
Medicaid, affordable housing changes in proposed budget concern senior living advocates
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 12, 2019
Senior living advocates are urging Congress to reject the reforms to Medicaid in President Trump’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2020 and also are “deeply disappointed” in changes to affordable...
Business briefs, June 21
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 21, 2021
NIC conference will take place in person this fall …. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine lifts nursing home, senior living visitation restrictions … Emerald Heights Retirement Community awards $160,000 in grants...
Volunteer agencies use $2.85M in federal funds to fill in gaps in home care
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Diane Eastabrook
Sep 14, 2021
Home care and home healthcare agencies could indirectly benefit from a $2.85 million federal grant to 33 volunteer agencies that help struggling caregivers and seniors.
Senate committees look for solutions to improve guardianship, conservatorship systems
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 30, 2021
With Britney Spears’ conservatorship shining a public spotlight on problems surrounding guardianship and conservatorship systems, two Senate committees are looking for solutions for related issues affecting...