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Policy initiatives underway to lessen direct care workforce shortages
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 29, 2024
Direct care workforce shortages strain the healthcare system overall and affect access, quality and costs. Although no single answer to the issue exists, several policy initiatives and solutions underway...
Center aims to help in recruiting, retention, training direct care workforce
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 04, 2024
States will be able to improve their systems for recruiting and retention of direct care workers via technical assistance from the National Council on Aging’s Direct Care Workforce Strategies Center.
Actions & Transactions, Nov. 22
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 22, 2022
NHI provides $42.5M to refinance SNF portfolio in Texas … Merchants Capital provides $15.5M HUD-insured loan for East Chicago affordable senior housing community … Hunt Capital provides $13.6M in LIHTC...
NHI defers another $3M in Bickford rent
By
Amy Novotney
Mar 17, 2021
National Health Investors has agreed to defer another $3 million in rent due for March from Bickford Senior Living, the real estate investment trust announced late Monday. Deferred rents for the first...
Improve job quality to improve staffing issues, report authors state
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 06, 2016
Improving pay, benefits and working conditions in long-term care will be critical to attracting and keeping workers to meet demand in a tightening labor market, according to the Paraprofessional Healthcare...
Business briefs for Tuesday, Dec. 1
Dec 01, 2020
More than 50% of seniors have been targeted by Social Security scams in the past three months … Senior living communities helping drive demand for ultraviolet-C lighting … Unemployment insurance linked...
Actions & Transactions, Feb. 2
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 02, 2022
NHI funds $28.5M development loan, expands Encore Senior Living relationship … Lument closes $12.7M refi for Park Place Senior Living … Sonida Senior Living acquires 2 Indianapolis-area senior living...
Business briefs for Friday, Sept. 4
By
Amy Novotney
Sep 04, 2020
Social Security trust fund to run out by 2031: CBO … Carnegie Capital arranges $11.5M refinancing loan for Oklahoma SNF portfolio … Motley Fool: NHI tops list of REIT “buys” under a Biden White...
Home Care briefs for Tuesday, Feb. 23
By
Joe Jancsurak
Feb 23, 2021
Hospice administrator receives 30 years for his role in $28M Medicare fraud scheme … PHI policy head calls for a national training standard for direct care workers … VA’s vaccine outreach to veterans...
