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.
PointClickCare launches food service management technology
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 24, 2024
Healthcare technology platform PointClickCare launched Mealtime Solutions, a new food service management system, Sept. 17
New company, 603Healthcare, assumes management of eight Genesis HealthCare properties
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 04, 2024
603Healthcare has assumed management of eight former Genesis HealthCare-owned senior living and care properties in New Hampshire, 603Healthcare announced Monday.
OSHA announces final rule that could mean additional reporting for providers in January
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 18, 2023
The Department of Labor on Monday announced the final version of a rule that could mean additional reporting requirements for some senior living and nursing home providers starting in January.
Surcharge Act means nursing homes will receive millions in state, federal aid
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 07, 2022
Millions of dollars in additional state and federal funds to improve quality of care will flow to New Mexico’s nursing facilities now that New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) has signed the Health...
House committee approves measure to stop ‘imposing new red tape’ on nursing homes
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 11, 2024
The House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee voted Wednesday to pass along to Congress a bill that would block the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed minimum staffing mandate.
SNF staffing shifts after REIT acquisition, study shows
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 21, 2023
Steady increases in licensed practical nurse and certified nursing assistant hours per resident day in skilled nursing after REIT acquisition could mean that there is some kind of “substitution effect”...
Business briefs, April 17
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 17, 2024
Bill promises ‘generational investment’ to support LTC workforce … Medicaid Access Rule a step closer to being finalized … Proposed information collection tool mean to help people recover ‘lost’...
REITs focused on long-term care are ‘unsung heroes’ of investing, asset manager says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 29, 2023
Real estate investment trusts with portfolios heavy in skilled nursing and senior living assets are being called the “unsung heroes” among investments by the author of one online post.
Business briefs, April 1
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 01, 2024
Higher interest rates mean less access to capital for senior living: NIC … CMS proposes 4.1% nursing homes pay boost … Assisted living rates up 0.6 to 3.8% … American Society on Aging, Next50 launch...