Mental health-related leaves of absence common among family caregivers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 20, 2024
Mental health, even more than physical illness, is the most common reason workers require medical leave following a leave of absence to care for a family member, according to a new study.
Immigration reform needed to beef up care workforce: LeadingAge
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 12, 2024
Immigration reform is needed to bring more foreign-born care workers to the United States, legally, to help resolve long-standing workforce shortages, according to a report published Wednesday by LeadingAge.
Ensign Group expands footprint in Colorado, Kansas with 8 acquisitions
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 04, 2024
Following growth momentum begun earlier this year, The Ensign Group began September with the acquisition of seven skilled nursing facilities in Colorado, and one in Kansas.
New federal staffing mandate poses greater challenge in some states, Altarum reports
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 26, 2024
Staffing challenges have been prevalent in nursing care since the pandemic, and a federal minimum staffing rule coming down the pike could have a negative impact on some facilities. A recently published...
American Healthcare REIT ‘off to a great start’ as as publicly listed company
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 07, 2024
“Our first year as a listed company is off to a great start,” American Healthcare REIT President and CEO Danny Prosky said in a press release issued in conjunction with Tuesday afternoon’s second...
Ensign ‘excited’ about acquisitions; Healthpeak CCRCs have ‘pretty good first half’
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 29, 2024
The Ensign Group and Healthpeak Properties detailed second-quarter 2024 earnings results on Friday calls with investors and analysts.
Senior living will ‘benefit greatly’ from ‘largest federal investment’ of $244 million in apprenticeships,...
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 15, 2024
The White House has announced the awarding of $244 million in grants aimed at bolstering registered apprenticeship programs across the country.
SNFs face ‘increased and increasingly hostile’ government scrutiny, attorneys say
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 06, 2024
The increased scrutiny facing nursing home providers since the COVID-19 pandemic includes “overall increased and increasingly sort of hostile approach by surveyors in the quality-of-care area,” according...
FTC challenges the challengers on noncompete rule
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 03, 2024
In response to mounting legal challenges and a looming court decision expected July 3, the Federal Trade Commission has filed a response to those seeking to stay a rule banning employer noncompete agreements.
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...