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August 2012 Some long term care providers are taking a different approach to employing and supporting their direct care staff. PHI, with funding from the Hitachi Foundation (www.hitachifoundation.org), issued a series of case studies profiling eight providers that are investing time, money, and other resources to improve the quality of direct-care jobs.
Each of these employers believed they could get better value from their frontline staff by improving the quality of their jobs, and each has experienced significant and measurable benefits because of their investments in these workers.
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August 2012 Direct care workers and the strength of their relationships with the individuals they support are the key to both the quality of caregiving services and the quality of life for millions of Americans. Yet, employers sometimes perceive these staff members—who provide the majority of hands-on care—as unskilled laborers who can be easily replaced.
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January 2013 Long term care has been spared Washington’s ax—for now. Congress on Tuesday passed a compromise package that averts automatic cuts to a wide array of government programs for two months and permanently restores most of the tax rates of the George W. Bush era (except for those households that take home $450,000 or more per year). September 2012 A recent study by the Employee Benefit Research Institute, for instance, found that nursing home stays among people aged 65 or older increased from 6 percent in 2000 to 8.5 percent in 2010. The problem is that those who stayed longest in nursing homes were also the poorest. August 2012 Sunrise Senior Living, McLean, Va., will be acquired by Health Care REIT for $14.50 per share in all-cash transaction, the companies announced on Wednesday. August 2012 The Treasury Department will require all those who receive federal benefits to use direct deposit or a special debit card by March 1. AHCA wants the seniors who depend on federal benefits to be ready. August 2012 Direct care workers and the strength of their relationships with the individuals they support are the key to both the quality of caregiving services and the quality of life for millions of Americans. Yet, employers sometimes perceive these staff members—who provide the majority of hands-on care—as unskilled laborers who can be easily replaced. June 2012 Genesis HealthCare Corp., Kennett Square, Pa., inked a deal yesterday to acquire Sun Healthcare Group for a hefty $273.3 million net of cash and debt acquired. The acquisition puts Sun stock at a price of $8.50 per share—a 43.1 percent premium over the closing sale price of Sun shares on Tuesday, June 19, the companies said in statements. June 2012 The reimbursement outlook may still be a bit shaky for nursing home providers, but this year’s Top 50 kept up a steady pace in the ranking. June 2012 The remaining Top 10 contenders are largely the same as last year, with the exception of Dallas-based Capitol Senior Living, which jumped up from No. 14 last year to push out Life Care Services, The Woodlands, Texas, for No. 10 this year. June 2012 The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging held a recent hearing to explore how to balance the long term care needs of Americans with the country’s need to reduce debt and deficits. September 2011 Occupancy rates and rents are on the upswing for the seniors housing sectors, according to the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry (NIC).
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