PharMerica parent BrightSpring announces equity grant program for employees as company begins trading...
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 05, 2024
Louisville, KY-based BrightSpring Health Services, the parent company of long-term care pharmacy PharMerica, began trading on Nasdaq on Jan. 26 following the pricing of its initial public offering the...
CNA-to-LPN bridge program graduates first class
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 25, 2024
Last year, the Healthcare Association of Hawaii, along with more than 70 businesses and the University of Hawaii community colleges, committed to participating in a $35 million workforce development initiative....
Actions & Transactions, Jan. 25
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 25, 2024
Blueprint brokers sale of assisted living, memory care community in Dallas … Living Out to host grand opening Tuesday of LBGTQ active adult community in Palm Springs, CA … Cedarhurst breaks ground...
Employers have short window to help workers ‘crush student debt’ through retirement plan match
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 24, 2024
Through 2025, employer-sponsored retirement plans are able to help workers “crush student debt” by offering a retirement plan match based on a qualified student loan payment, Candidly Founder and CEO...
HumanGood awarded $26.48 million to fund ‘green’ efforts at 3 communities
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 16, 2024
Three of HumanGood’s affordable senior housing communities have received a total of $26.48 million in grants under the first wave of the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Green and Resilient...
American Healthcare REIT board remains neutral on unsolicited tender offer this time
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 16, 2024
The American Healthcare REIT Board of Directors is neutral on an unsolicited third-party bid mini-tender offer from Comrit Investments 1, according to a filing Thursday with the Securities and Exchange...
DOL says proposed rule would modernize apprenticeship regulations via student-centric model
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 03, 2024
A new rule proposed by the Department of Labor would modernize regulations for apprenticeships that fall under the National Apprenticeship System with a move toward a more student-centric model, the department...
HUD releases $40 million in funding for service coordinators
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 15, 2023
The Department of Housing and Urban this week released $40 million in new funding for service coordination programs in affordable senior housing.
HUD announces $42.5 energy benchmarking initiative for affordable housing providers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 14, 2023
A new Energy and Water Benchmarking initiative for owners of affordable housing properties is funded with $42.5 million through the Inflation Reduction Act.
Federal government boosts support of HCBS, releases worker registry guidance
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 13, 2023
When the American Rescue Plan Act was passed in 2021, home- and community-based services were estimated to receive $12 billion. Now, $37 billion is now being used for HCBS across the country in all 50...