Kentucky SNFs expect to lose at least 11% of workforce due to vaccine mandate
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Amy Novotney
Sep 07, 2021
Leaders from Kentucky’s long-term care industry implored state lawmakers Thursday to provide more support for its bruised and battered workforce.
Pegasus Senior Living joins growing list of senior housing operators to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for...
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Amy Novotney
Sep 03, 2021
Dallas-based Pegasus Senior Living this week joined a growing list of senior living providers requiring that staff members be vaccinated against COVID-19. The firm announced Monday that all employees must...
Workers who resign over vaccine mandates may not be eligible for unemployment
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Amy Novotney
Sep 02, 2021
Long-term care workers who choose not to be vaccinated against COVID-19, despite an employer requiring it, could be denied state unemployment benefits, some experts now say.
Business briefs, Sept. 2
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Amy Novotney
Sep 02, 2021
Senior living takes lead role in vaccine mandates, faces rising labor costs … California AG files Supreme Court petition in defense of LGBTQ seniors … Medicare insolvency still expected by 2026, unchanged...
Business briefs for Tuesday, May 4
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Amy Novotney
May 04, 2021
Most Americans say they would prefer to age at home: survey … Jury still out on legality of employer vaccination mandates … More than 90% of financial professionals favor proposed Securing a Strong...
Despite occupancy improvements, near-term outlook still ‘highly unpredictable’: Welltower
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Amy Novotney
Apr 30, 2021
Following the rapid distribution and high acceptance rate of COVID-19 vaccinations by residents within assisted living and memory care communities in the United States and United Kingdom, Welltower’s...
COVID-19 pandemic has created a ‘civil rights crisis’ for many workers: EEOC
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Amy Novotney
Apr 29, 2021
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Wednesday explored the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on civil rights in the workplace at its first all-virtual Commission hearing.
DOL will soon announce new workplace rules in light of COVID
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Amy Novotney
Apr 28, 2021
After weeks of delay, the Labor Department has sent a draft of emergency workplace safety rules aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19 to the Office of Management and Budget. The standards had been...
Senior housing values likely to rise more than 6% this year: investor survey
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Amy Novotney
Apr 20, 2021
Despite the ongoing challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, investors are expressing a returning confidence in commercial real estate values and performances, a new survey shows.
Paid time off, additional education may help employers counter COVID vaccine hesitancy: report
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Amy Novotney
Apr 16, 2021
Paid time off for vaccination and recovery is one of the most influential actions employers can take to increase COVID-19 vaccination uptake, according to a report examining vaccine hesitancy of employees...