Senior living, home care add jobs, while positions in nursing homes decline
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 09, 2024
Long-term care saw mixed results in the employment situation summary for August, released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
APRNs, home health / personal care aides top healthcare careers in 2024
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 28, 2024
Advanced practice registered nurses and home health and personal care aides lead the list of top healthcare careers in 2024, according to a study from digital healthcare platform Tebra.
Report suggests market opportunities for senior living
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 19, 2023
Conventional wisdom that care at home is less costly than assisted living is not necessarily true anymore, according to a recent report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University and...
Federal government boosts support of HCBS, releases worker registry guidance
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 13, 2023
When the American Rescue Plan Act was passed in 2021, home- and community-based services were estimated to receive $12 billion. Now, $37 billion is now being used for HCBS across the country in all 50...
New insurance rider aims to be solution for LTSS funding
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 30, 2023
Transamerica Corp. has introduced a flexible long-term care insurance rider, the Cedar Rapids, IA-based holding company announced Monday. The rider is meant to provide an extra layer of savings when the...
Growing need for care outside hospital is opportunity for senior living, skilled nursing providers, experts...
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 09, 2023
About a third of the $4.4 trillion spent last year on healthcare in the United States was from the people over the age of 65, “and the estimate is that this group will represent half of all healthcare...
State bills would enable older adults to stay, age in place in their homes
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 31, 2023
New Jersey Assembly Speaker Craig J. Coughlin (D) last week introduced legislation that would create a new property tax credit program called StayNJ, which he said is meant to make it more affordable for...
Bill giving veterans more long-term care options passes Senate committee
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 06, 2023
The Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee approved this week the Elizabeth Dole Home Care Act, which is meant to expand options for veterans in need of long-term care. The bill, if ultimately signed into...
Report backs immigration as a way to improve long-term care
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 09, 2022
Immigration reform could offer the solution for a growing number of Americans who want to age in place, according to a new research brief from the Brookings Institution
Provider expands services into home care for residents, others
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 18, 2021
Eden Prairie, MN-based American Baptist Homes of the Midwest is expanding into offering home care services for its residents as well as to other older adults looking to stay in their traditional homes...