Texas ballot issue asserts guaranteed right to family caregiver visits at long-term care facilities
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 03, 2021
A ballot issue passed yesterday in Texas will amend the state’s constitution to allow residents of nursing homes and assisted living communities to designate “essential caregivers” who could not...
Better Care Better Jobs Act would create 500,000 direct care jobs: analysis
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 27, 2021
Passing the Better Care Better Jobs Act would create more than 500,000 new direct care jobs and provide respite care and other paid support, and it would enable millions of family caregivers to get back...
Workforce, living environment changes key to long-term care reform: AARP
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 02, 2021
To overcome staffing shortages common in long-term care, operators will need to provide adequate pay and benefits, safe working conditions and career structures that enable advancement that will ensure...
$1.2 million nursing home quality initiative to be spearheaded by LeadingAge
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 15, 2022
LeadingAge will use a two-year, $1.2 million grant from the John A. Hartford Foundation to work to improve nursing home quality based on the recommendations of a recent national report, the foundation...
Middle class declines, but not necessarily middle-market senior living opportunities
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 23, 2022
The percentage of middle-income seniors has declined over the past 50 years, according to a new analysis, but those results don’t necessarily mean that there will be fewer middle-market senior housing...
‘Devastating consequences’: Worker shortages lead to facility closures
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 09, 2021
Hiring and retaining direct care workers is a common challenge across the country, and according to one long-term care facility owner in Oklahoma, staff shortages are crippling the industry.
Governor announces $6.5 million to train 1,500 long-term care caregivers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 10, 2022
Arizona is dedicating $6.5 million to train 1,500 caregivers to work in long-term care, Gov. Doug Ducey (R) announced Thursday to coincide with Arizona Nurses Week.
New ‘pod’-like personal care home brings small-house model to senior living — with one big difference
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 24, 2022
A Pennsylvania operator is bringing the small-house concept popular with nursing homes to senior living.
Investigations in 660 tax and money laundering cases have uncovered more than $1.8 billion in alleged COVID-19 fraud over the past two years, IRS Criminal Investigation announced Thursday.
Caregiver discrimination in workplace, updated COVID-19-related rules addressed by EEOC
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 16, 2022
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Monday released a technical assistance document on caregiver discrimination well as an update to document explaining discrimination against employees and...