CMS issues guidance to states regarding COVID-19-related treatment without cost-sharing in Medicaid, other programs … National Senior Campuses retains top spot on 2021 LeadingAge Ziegler 200 list …...
Christian groups appeal to Supreme Court to block OSHA vaccinate-or-test mandate
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 21, 2021
Following the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on Friday that the Occupational Health and Safety Administration can enforce a vaccinate-or-test mandate for large companies, multiple faith-based...
Three-fourths of LTC operators say they may not survive the year: AHCA/NCAL survey
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 30, 2021
Only a fourth of nursing homes and assisted living communities participating in a recent survey by the American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living said they are confident they...
ProMedica launches initiative to extend services ‘beyond the four walls of healthcare’
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 27, 2021
Toledo, OH-based ProMedica, parent to ProMedica Senior Care, which includes the former HCR ManorCare, Arden Courts and Heartland, is changing its approach to healthcare to prioritize social determinants...
25-member collaborative calls for Medicare, Medicaid eligibility changes
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 09, 2022
Twenty-five national and local organizations have signed on to an effort calling for the standard-of-living measures used to determine eligibility for programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, taxes, food assistance...
Actions & Transactions, Jan. 12
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 12, 2022
Assisted living community Texas files for Chapter 11 protection for $45M of municipal bond debt … $24M affordable senior housing complex breaks ground in San Diego … Adaptive reuse: Former Texas hospital...
Few COVID-displaced direct care workers return: study
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 14, 2021
Approximlately 4% of direct care workers were displaced during the second quarter of 2020. A year later, few had returned to direct care, according to a new study by PHI and the Health Workforce Research...
OSHA ‘working expeditiously’ to issue COVID-19 final healthcare standard
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 18, 2022
The Occupational Health and Safety Administration is “working expeditiously” to issue a final COVID-19 healthcare standard, the Labor Department said Thursday. The rule would apply in skilled nursing,...
Mental health matters: Department of Labor
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 31, 2022
A new public education campaign will stress the importance of mental health-friendly workplaces, the Department of Labor announced Wednesday at the Society for Human Resource Management’s Workplace Policy...
COVID-19 outbreaks could follow low employee vaccination rates
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 08, 2021
COVID-19 cases and mortality in long-term care facilities have decreased significantly in the months since residents and staff members were prioritized for vaccination. Nationwide, however, vaccination...