Bipartisan bill would ease long-term care workforce shortage, advocates say, but ‘there’s more to...
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 04, 2024
Legislation introduced last week by Reps. James Comer (R-KY) and Morgan McGarvey (D-NY) aims to boost the nation’s shortage of nurses, nurse aides and other healthcare professionals.
Financial insecurity ‘snowballing’ among older adults
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 01, 2024
Eighty percent of Americans aged 60 or more years face financial insecurity about paying for long-term care or weathering financial emergencies, according to a report published last week by the National...
New updates to OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard in effect
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 22, 2024
Updates to the Occupational Health and Safety Administration’s Hazard Communication Standard (HazCom) went into effect last month, with a compliance deadline set for 2026.
HUD proposes closing qualified contract loophole for LIHTC transactions
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 19, 2024
The Department of Housing and Urban Development has proposed guidance meant to close the qualified contract loophole in the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program for Federal Housing Administration multifamily...
LeadingAge applauds HUD’s proposed updates to affordable housing block grant program
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 12, 2024
Members of the Preservation Working Group, including LeadingAge, recently applauded the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s proposal to update program rules for the HOME Investment Partnerships...
Trust in nonprofits rebounding after four years of decline
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 02, 2024
After four years of decline, trust in nonprofit organizations is trending up, according to a recently released report about a survey by the Independent Sector.
Proposed rule includes notification requirement for tenants prior to eviction from HUD-assisted residences
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 06, 2023
The Department of Housing and Urban Development recently issued a proposed rule that would require 30-day notifications to evict tenants from HUD-assisted residences for defaulting on their rent.
Bill would expand provider National Practitioner Data Bank access to long-term care providers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 24, 2023
Legislation re-introduced last week by Sens. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) would expand access to the National Practitioner Data Bank to include long-term care providers such as nursing homes...
Decades-old CNA training lockout would change under re-introduced bill
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 16, 2023
A two-year lockout on certified nursing assistant training programs in skilled nursing facilities with deficiencies would be lifted under certain conditions if the bipartisan Ensuring Seniors’ Access...
Coalition of 400+ groups calls on Congress to fix ‘broken’ immigration system
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 05, 2023
A new coalition that includes the American Health Care Association, LeadingAge, the American Seniors Housing Association and more than 400 other national and state-level business groups is calling on Congress...