A new public education campaign will stress the importance of mental health-friendly workplaces, the Department of Labor announced Wednesday at the Society for Human Resource Management’s Workplace Policy...
National health spending could hit $6.8 trillion by 2030, CMS predicts
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 29, 2022
National health spending should grow 4.2% for 2021, reaching nearly $4.3 trillion, according to estimates released Monday by the Office of the Actuary at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. National...
$414 million for healthcare providers approved by Michigan legislature
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 15, 2022
A bill passed last week by the Michigan legislature, if signed by the governor, will provide $414 million for healthcare providers via federal relief funding.
Enlivant earns rating for creating safer, healthier environment for workers, residents
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 28, 2022
Chicago-based Enlivant is the first senior living provider to receive the WELL Health-Safety Rating for Facility Operations and Management rating for its entire portfolio, the company announced Wednesday....
Feds award $103M in ARP funds to reduce healthcare worker burnout, shortages
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 25, 2022
The Biden administration is awarding $103 million in American Rescue Plan funds to 45 grantees to help reduce healthcare worker burnout and staffing shortages, the Department of Health and Human Services...
Omega Healthcare Investors strengthens balance sheet in second quarter: earnings report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 04, 2021
Omega Healthcare Investors reported second-quarter net income of $86.9 million, a new $1.45 billion unsecured credit facility and a new $1 billion at-the-market program during its second-quarter earnings...
National Health Investors defers $1.5 million in rent for Bickford Senior Living
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 21, 2021
National Health Investors will defer $1.5 million in Bickford Senior Living rent for June and July, the real estate investment trust said last week in a business update.
Business briefs, May 26
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 26, 2022
New report highlights resident impact of ongoing economic crisis in nursing homes … Labor Department updates FMLA guidance on mental health, job protected leave … State regulators skipped SNF inspections...
Business briefs, April 14
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 14, 2022
Potential negative mental health outcomes from trauma seen in healthcare workers similar to veterans … EEOC announces 2021 EEO-1 Component 1 deadline of May 17 … AHCA documentary among Telly Award...
Building a thriving care workforce means addressing burnout: Surgeon General advisory
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 24, 2022
“Confronting the long-standing drivers of burnout among our health workers must be a top national priority,” Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy, M.D., M.B.A. said in an advisory published Monday.