Policies needed to improve direct care workers’ financial situation: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 05, 2024
Low wages and high poverty rates for direct care workers sound the alarm for policy efforts to improve conditions in nearly every state, according to a new report from PHI.
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 19, 2024
Sonida Senior Living to expand footprint via $103 million purchase of 8-community portfolio … AMDA–PALTC changes name to PALTmed to represent diverse membership … $646 million investment will...
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Maryland becomes ninth state to require sick-leave benefit … Washington state weighs LGBTQ training for long-term care workers … WalletHub names 2018’s best and worst states for retirement
Business briefs, Aug. 19
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 19, 2022
Evaluate, adapt policies to meet the needs of LGBTQ+ residents, attorneys say … CCRC Chapter 11 bankruptcy saga heats up … LeadingAge PA launches “Careers to Love PA” campaign … Home health...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 01, 2022
Texas senior living communities eligible for $46 million in workforce development grants … AARP invests $3.4 million in 260 community improvement projects geared toward older adults … Older adult accelerator...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 13, 2023
Fall rate almost 50% for older adults with dementia; study pinpoints risk factors … Initiatives launched to help older New Yorkers age in communities of choice … LeadingAge VA CNA course takes aim...
Business briefs, Dec. 20
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 20, 2022
Ransomware attacks lead CMS to issue new IDs to 254K Medicare beneficiaries … CareTrust REIT announces extension, renewal of unsecured revolver … Broadmark Realty Capital declares monthly cash dividend...
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Jun 28, 2021
DA reverses plans to seek death penalty for alleged senior living serial killer … FDA grants breakthrough therapy designation to donanemab and lecanemab for Alzheimer’s … Vapors from alcohol-based...
EEOC aims to strengthen protections for temporary, older and LGBTQ+ workers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 13, 2023
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will increase its focus on protecting people with disabilities, older workers, LGBTQ+ individuals and temporary workers over the next five years, according to...
EEOC, DOL launch program to broaden inclusion strategies, remove hiring barriers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 21, 2022
A new federal initiative, launched by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, is meant to advance equal employment opportunities...