Los Angeles, DC, New York top EPA’s list of cities with the most Energy Star-certified buildings
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 24, 2024
Los Angeles, Washington, DC, and New York City are the three cities with the most Energy Star-certified buildings, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
Business briefs, May 17
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 17, 2024
Improving staff experience key to long-term care staff retention efforts … Recruiting, retention strategies shared by McKnight’s Women of Distinction … FDA recalls software on ventilator that ‘may...
Industry groups launch online resource for senior living and care careers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 14, 2024
The Minnesota state partner of LeadingAge and Argentum and the state affiliate of the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living have partnered on an online resource meant to...
Business briefs, May 10
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 10, 2024
Sabra details skilled nursing, senior living performance … OSHA restructures to speed up agency’s response time … AHCA/NCAL’s Mark Parkinson named among DC’s most influential people … Newhaven...
Bilingual, US-based employees staff RiverSpring call center
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 30, 2024
RiverSpring Health Plans, based in The Bronx, NY, said it is setting its call center apart from others in the industry with more than a dozen employees who speak multiple languages, including Spanish,...
Newest Experience Senior Living communities will serve certified all-organic menu
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 23, 2024
Denver-based Experienced Senior Living’s new brand, the Reserve Collection, is set to launch early next year with plans to offer certified organic vegetables, proteins and certain beverages, the company...
Rate growth slows for SNFs, home care
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 17, 2024
Rates for both nursing home care and home healthcare grew more slowly in March than in February, according to Altarum’s monthly Health Sector Economic Indicators brief, released Tuesday.
RN salaries increase, and so do workplace violence, mental health concerns
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 10, 2024
Salaries for registered nurses increased by 2.6% last year, and workplace violence and mental health concerns also grew. That’s according to the 2024 Nurse Salary and Work-Life Report, released Tuesday...
HUD announces income limits, $174 million in ‘green’ funding
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 04, 2024
The Department of Housing and Urban Development has announced the next round of funding awards under its Green and Resilient Retrofit Program, which provides funding for direct loans and grants to fund...
Senior living and care represented among EPA’s 2024 Energy Star winners
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 27, 2024
Several companies operating in, investing or operating in senior living and care are 2024 Energy Star winners, according to an announcement Tuesday by the Environmental Protection Agency. The winners will...