Nursing home owner, operator fined after flooring project exposes workers, residents to asbestos, OSHA...
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 26, 2021
A Missouri nursing home’s owner and operator, as well as a contractor, are being fined after workers and residents were exposed to asbestos when the material was removed during a flooring replacement...
Assisted living likely to see a return to ‘neighborhood’ model, architects say
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Amy Novotney
Jul 24, 2020
As the pandemic continues to affect the long-term care industry, the future of assisted living is likely to involve a return to and enhancement of the “neighborhood” planning model, according to industry...
Citing staffing concerns, 2 governors ask for ‘relief’ from CMS vaccine mandate
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 02, 2022
Republican governors Jim Justice of West Virginia and Glenn Youngkin of Virginia requested “relief” Monday in the form of broader exemptions from the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ vaccine...
Retired women more likely to live in poverty than retired men: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 26, 2023
Generally speaking, women are more likely to live in poverty in retirement than are men, according to an issue brief released this month from the Women’s Bureau of the Department of Labor. Additionally,...
Skilled nursing, assisted living providers offer incentives to attract caregivers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 14, 2021
Long-term care staff shortages have become commonplace across the board since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some skilled nursing and assisted living providers are offering perks such as referral...
Industry groups launch online resource for senior living and care careers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 14, 2024
The Minnesota state partner of LeadingAge and Argentum and the state affiliate of the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living have partnered on an online resource meant to...
Michigan healthcare industry asks state for $650M to address staffing shortages
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 10, 2021
Michigan’s Healthcare Workforce Sustainability Alliance is asking the Michigan legislature for $650 million to help offset staffing shortages. The funds would be directed toward rewarding current...
Remember Me Senior Care offers memory care in five-home, farmhouse-style neighborhood
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 31, 2022
Knoxville, TN-based Solinity recently partnered in the opening of the Remember Me Senior Care senior living community, a five-home, farmhouse-style neighborhood, in Cleveland, TN.
Most employers plan to change their leave policies soon, with paid caregiving benefits becoming more...
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 24, 2024
Eighty-four percent of employers participating in a new survey said they are planning to make changes to their leave policies within the next two years, and paid leave for caregiving may see some of the...
Long-term care facilities face critical nursing shortage
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 07, 2021
Long-term care facilities everywhere are struggling with the dire effects of the nursing shortage.