Spending on nursing homes, home care slows year over year
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 27, 2024
Between May 2023 and May 2024, overall healthcare costs grew by 3.4%, the fastest increase seen since December 2007, according to Altarum’s monthly Health Sector Economic Indicators brief, released Wednesday.
Omega Healthcare Investors has ‘headroom’ to withstand LaVie’s bankruptcy: Fitch Ratings
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 12, 2024
Omega Healthcare Investors’ credit rating has enough of a cushion to weather the recent bankruptcy of tenant LaVie Care Centers, Fitch Ratings said Tuesday.
Trustwell much larger after adding 16 communities to portfolio
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 27, 2023
New York City-based Trustwell Living has added 16 assisted living and memory care communities to its holdings, greatly expanding its five-community portfolio to 21 communities.
Report: Nurse residency programs could help reduce turnover
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 28, 2022
Nurse residency programs, which are popular among nurses, could alleviate turnover among long-term services and support services nurses, according to a research brief from the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMassBoston.
New federal portal launches for reporting of anticompetitive healthcare practices
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 22, 2024
The Justice Department, Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Health and Human Services have launched an online portal for the reporting of anticompetitive practices in healthcare.
Noncompete agreement ban faces first legal challenge
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 25, 2024
Less than 24 hours after the Federal Trade Commission issued a final rule Tuesday that will prohibit employers across the country from using noncompete agreements in most instances, the rule faces its...
DOJ: Healthcare competition warrants ‘scrutiny and discussion’
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 02, 2023
The Department of Justice is keeping an eye on potentially anti-competitive deals in the healthcare industry.
Robotic ‘staff’ helping senior living community with housekeeping, mowing
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 29, 2022
Messiah Lifeways in Mechanicsburg, PA, is addressing workforce challenges head-on with the help of robots. A robotic vacuum and a robotic lawnmower — affectionately called Roving Rosie and Mr. Mow It...
Latino workers underrepresented in healthcare: analysis
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 06, 2023
Latinos represented approximately 18% of the working-age population in 2020, yet their representation in the healthcare workforce was much lower, according to a new analysis published Wednesday in the...
Hiring bias from AI-powered selection tool costs company $365,000 in settlement
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 16, 2023
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission last week settled its first-ever lawsuit involving alleged age discrimination through the use of artificial intelligence tools in the hiring process. The result...