Workers at 12 western New York SNFs set to strike over wages
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 06, 2022
Approximately 1,200 workers at 12 western New York state not-for-profit skilled nursing facilities are planning to follow through with threats to strike later this month if their wage demands are not met.
Long-term care operator transitions TNAs to CNAs in ‘Grand’ style
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 29, 2022
The Valley Stream, NY-based Grand Healthcare nursing and rehabilitation system recently graduated 85 home-grown certified nursing assistant students through its in-house training program.
Lutheran Services in America expands rural aging initiative to 4 states
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 24, 2022
Lutheran Services in America said Thursday that it will expand its rural aging initiative into more states to help older adults experiencing social isolation and difficulty accessing services and supports...
Aegis Living opens 35th community, in Seattle
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 23, 2022
Bellevue, WA-based Aegis Living has opened its 35th senior living community, in the heart of Northwest Seattle. Aegis Living Greenwood offers assisted living, memory care and respite care.
New state rankings rate pandemic healthcare performance
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 22, 2022
Health systems in Hawaii and Maine ranked the highest among the states as far as vaccination rates, capacity in hospital and intensive care units, and death rates throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, in new...
Cost inflation is ‘strategic challenge’ in senior living construction
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 10, 2022
Cost inflation continues to be a hot topic and a “strategic challenge” in senior living construction, Tad Melton, managing director at Ziegler, said Wednesday at a webinar hosted by the specialty investment...
Building a thriving care workforce means addressing burnout: Surgeon General advisory
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 24, 2022
“Confronting the long-standing drivers of burnout among our health workers must be a top national priority,” Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy, M.D., M.B.A. said in an advisory published Monday.
Private equity deals slow down in 2022 after 2021 high
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 23, 2022
Private equity healthcare provider deals have slowed in early 2022 after reaching a high in 2021, according to recent reports.
Program gets $6 million to expand CNA training, mentorship program
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 23, 2022
An additional $6 million investment will expand the WisCaregiver Careers workforce development program to address the shortage of certified nursing assistants in the state’s nursing homes, Wisconsin...
Tutera to outsource management of home health division
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 10, 2022
Kansas and Missouri-based Tutera Senior Living & Health Care’s home health division will be managed by Residential Home Health, a division of Graham Healthcare Group, under a joint venture the companies...