99 percent of Phase 4 PRF applications reviewed by HRSA
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 14, 2022
About $60 million in long-awaited Phase 4 Provider Relief Fund monies went out last Friday, closing out 99% of applications for the $17 billion COVID-19 relief fund.
Employer faces ADA lawsuit even though it has no proof that employee has medical condition
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 22, 2022
A Pennsylvania long-term care provider is facing a lawsuit under the Americans with Disabilities Act even though the plaintiff, a fired employee, may not have a qualifying medical condition.
Private equity ownership of nursing homes under federal investigation
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 15, 2022
The federal government’s focus on private equity ownership in nursing homes is just a “red herring” for lawmakers, one leader said after the launch of a new probe into the matter.
Better Care Better Jobs Act may be antidote to infrastructure compromise that leaves out home care
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Diane Eastabrook
Jun 28, 2021
Home care and aging services providers are optimistic the care economy will get the funding it needs, despite being left out of a new infrastructure deal between the White House and a bipartisan team of...
Home health workers now account for one-third of malpractice claims against nurses
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 28, 2020
More than 20% of malpractice claims involving nurses over the past five years were brought against home healthcare workers.
More than half of senior living executives expect a permanent increase in expenses due to COVID-19: survey
By
Amy Novotney
Sep 21, 2020
Every aspect of the senior housing sector has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving many executives and investors with a less favorable short-term view of the industry than in past years. That’s...
COVID-19 ushers in new construction realities
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Amy Novotney
Sep 11, 2020
More than six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, flexibility and planning for the unexpected top the list of necessities when it comes to undergoing construction projects within seniors housing. That’s...
Residents an obvious target for financial scammers: expert
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Amy Novotney
Jun 17, 2020
In any given year, the FBI estimates that millions of U.S. older adults are defrauded to the tune of approximately $3 billion. Further, just one in 44 of those cases are ever reported, according to the...
Brookdale Senior Living announces annual meeting date, prepares for proxy contest
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 19, 2019
Brookdale Senior Living’s annual meeting will be Oct. 29, the company said in a Wednesday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission of definitive proxy materials that include arguments to shareholders...
Rent reforms proposed Wednesday by Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson “would immediately impact seniors” living in subsidized housing if passed, despite assertions to the contrary...