Fitch downgrades Saint Anne’s Retirement Community’s revenue bonds to BB; outlook stable … Growing share of CNAs in nursing homes are immigrants … Pennsylvania operator must issue back pay after...
Business briefs, Jan. 8
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 08, 2024
More inventory, investment needed to meet coming demand for senior living … Number of nursing home residents drops 12% despite increasing needs: KFF … OIRA codifies Labor Department interpretations...
Immigration fee final ruling expected by April
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 21, 2023
A final rule is expected in March or April about a proposal by the US Citizens and Immigration Services to increase the H-1B cap registration fee from $10 to $215, after a year-long delay.
Avoid ‘elephant in the room,” be direct with lenders about staffing challenges, expert says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 15, 2023
Staffing issues are a part of doing business in long-term care these days. Cambridge Realty Capital Managing Director Anthony Marino advises providers to avoid the “elephant in the room” and to be...
DOL rule increases cap for H-2B nonimmigrant visas
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 22, 2023
US Citizenship and Immigration Services has issued a temporary final rule to increase the cap for H-2B nonimmigrant visas by up to 64,716 additional visas for fiscal year 2024.
Business briefs, Nov. 10
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 10, 2023
DHS announces countries eligible for H-2A and H-2B visa programs … Assisted living residents, others, had $1.5 billion+ stolen in a year, DOJ says … Senators, attorneys general defend proposed staffing...
Business briefs, Nov. 9
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 09, 2023
Future of senior living requires new blueprint: panel … Home care deals drop to 18 in Q3 2023, Mertz Taggart reports … Clearing backlog of green card applications could add $39 trillion to GDP over...
Business briefs, Nov. 6
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 06, 2023
Congress reintroduces nursing, immigration bill … Online training program for assisted living develops out of home care program … Fitch Ratings affirms John Knox Village at BBB; outlook stable …...
Employers must use updated I-9 form for new or rehired workers, effective Nov. 1
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 31, 2023
Starting tomorrow, employers will be required to use Homeland Security’s new, shortened and streamlined version of Form I-9 for new and rehired employees.
Employers to face increased scrutiny when hiring immigrants
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 23, 2023
Employers will face increased scrutiny when they temporarily hire noncitizens to perform nonagricultural labor or services in the United States, according to a federal H-2B Worker Protection Taskforce...