Nurse engagement varies by generation, shift time, care setting
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 26, 2023
Most of America’s registered nurses report being “fully engaged” or “engaged” at work, according to the results of a new survey from market research and consulting company PRC. But the...
Anticompetitive, unfair, deceptive practices in workplace targeted under new FTC, DOL agreement
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 25, 2023
Operators may find themselves under increased scrutiny as the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Labor team up to target anticompetitive, unfair and deceptive practices in the workplace.
Bipartisan Senate bill aims to increase nurse training programs
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 22, 2023
A bipartisan group of senators has introduced legislation meant to address the nursing shortage affecting healthcare providers and communities throughout the United States.
CCRC ratings unlikely to be affected by SNF staffing mandates: Fitch
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 21, 2023
The minimum staffing rule that most nursing homes will be required to meet within the next three years will add to staffing pressures at continuing care retirement / life plan communities, but it will...
End of pandemic-era payments to family caregivers could complicate workforce shortages
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 20, 2023
During the pandemic, most states allowed some form of payment to family caregivers whose loved ones were receiving Medicaid home- and community-based services. As those payments dry up, workforce shortages...
Recession could exacerbate ‘deteriorating’ outlook for CCRCs: Fitch
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 19, 2023
A possible recession is looming around the corner and could spell trouble for continuing care retirement / life plan communities, according to a report released Monday by Fitch Ratings.
RN training would receive $1.2 billion boost under Senate bill
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 18, 2023
Community colleges and universities would receive $1.2 billion in grants to boost the number of students enrolled in accredited, two-year registered nursing programs if a bill introduced into the Senate...
Bill would increase federal minimum wage to $11 an hour
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 15, 2023
Republican senators Bill Cassidy (LA), Susan Collins (ME), Shelley Moore Capito (WV), Tom Cotton (AR), Mitt Romney (UT) and JD Vance (OH) on Wednesday introduced a bill that would gradually increase the...
Ventas ‘very engaged’ with shareholders, CEO says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 13, 2023
Ventas CEO Ventas Chairman and CEO Debra Cafaro on Tuesday challenged allegations made a day earlier by Land & Buildings Investment Management as the activist shareholder called into question the Chicago-based...
Welltower touts ‘strengthening fundamentals’ in third quarter
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 12, 2023
The third quarter has been marked by “strengthening seniors housing fundamentals driving continued momentum during peak leasing season,” Toledo-based real estate investment trust Welltower said Monday...