End-of-year priorities for employers … CMS expected to target emergency preparedness after scathing OIG reports … Two-thirds of those 50+ anxious about assisted living affordability: survey
Business briefs, Nov. 14
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 14, 2023
DOL shares FLSA measures, compliance requirements for Southeast caregivers … Experts urge Congress to reauthorize National Advisory Committee for Seniors and Disasters … White House expands no-cost...
Lessons from the pandemic can help ensure caregivers’ mental health and well-being
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 27, 2023
Healthcare organizations’ disaster preparedness plans must include “explicit plans for supporting mental health,” say the authors of a new piece in JAMA Psychiatry.
Sunrise earns WELL health-safety rating across North American portfolio
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 10, 2023
McLean, VA-based Sunrise Senior has become the largest senior living provider to adopt the WELL Health-Safety Rating for Facility Operations and Management across its entire portfolio, the company announced...
Healthcare staffing crisis isn’t pandemic-related phenomenon, union says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 21, 2022
Nurses and other healthcare workers are leaving the profession in record numbers. And that isn’t just a pandemic-related phenomenon, according to a report released Thursday by the American Federation...
$1.2 million nursing home quality initiative to be spearheaded by LeadingAge
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 15, 2022
LeadingAge will use a two-year, $1.2 million grant from the John A. Hartford Foundation to work to improve nursing home quality based on the recommendations of a recent national report, the foundation...
Business briefs, June 6
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 06, 2022
Healthcare employment rose by 28,000 in May yet remains 1.3% below pre-pandemic rate: Bureau of Labor Statistics … Alexandria, VA-based Goodwin House rebrands as Goodwin Living … Free June 23 webinar...
GAO, OSHA testify regarding Labor Department agency’s preparedness for future emergencies
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 26, 2022
The Occupational Health and Safety Administration’s role in protecting the nation’s long-term care and other workers, and the agency’s preparedness to act in the event of another public health emergency...
Biden proposes $88.2 billion over five years to prepare for future pandemics
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 30, 2022
Even as the country works to recover from the COVID-19 public health crisis, the Biden administration is preparing for future pandemics by proposing $88.2 billion for pandemic preparedness in its fiscal...
PREVENT Pandemics Act clears Senate committee
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 17, 2022
The Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats (PREVENT) Pandemics Act is one step closer to reaching the Senate floor. The Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee approved...