Program trains high school students to graduate as CNAs
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 02, 2024
A high school program in San Diego is striving to train certified nursing assistants so they are available for work as soon as they graduate.
CCRC outlook not getting worse but also not improving much, Fitch says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 19, 2024
Fitch Ratings’ outlook for continuing care retirement / life plan communities is “deteriorating,” according to the company’s senior director and sector lead for life plan communities, Margaret...
Healthcare ranks second among industries with workers frustrated by low pay: survey
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 19, 2024
Healthcare workers rank second among those frustrated about their industry’s pay, according to a recent analysis from USA Today Blueprint.
Supreme Court spars over case that could limit power of federal agencies
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 18, 2024
Some Supreme Court justices on Wednesday signaled their willingness to give courts more discretion in interpreting “ambiguous” federal statutes rather than leaving that work to the agencies tasked...
Texas, Florida among top states to relocate to
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 10, 2024
Texas and Florida are the fastest-growing states in the nation if one-way equipment rentals from U-Haul are any indication.
Demand for nurses continues to eclipse supply: report
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 14, 2023
Almost three years after the start of the pandemic, a shortage of registered nurses continues to eclipse the supply of qualified professionals.
Unemployment rate dips to 3.7 percent in November
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 11, 2023
The national unemployment rate declined from 3.9% October to 3.7% in November, according to the monthly unemployment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Fitch offers bleak outlook for life plan communities for 2024
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 05, 2023
Continuing care retirement / life plan communities are facing “fierce economic headwinds” heading into next year, according to a report released Monday by Fitch Rating
Not-for-profit senior living and care transitions set record in 2023: Ziegler
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 16, 2023
Transitions in ownership or sponsorship among not-for-profit senior living and care providers reached an all-time high in 2023, according to an update released this week from Ziegler.
Bankruptcy filings trend up, with long-term care still showing ‘substantial distress’
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 16, 2023
Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings in the healthcare industry, including those in long-term care, have trended upward in the third quarter, according to the Polsinelli-TrBK Distress Indices Report. Healthcare...