Court decision to provide impetus for growth of bariatric care

LUXEMBOURG: The decision of the European Union’s highest court to rule that obesity can be considered a “disability” if it hinders the overweight person’s work performance, will become the cornerstone for the growth of bariatric care around the world.

The decision will underpin day care, Read More »

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Skilled nursing homes adopting new business model

CHICAGO: An Integrated Retirement Village (IRV)/Continuous Care Retirement Community (CCRC) is developing an “outside the picket fence” business model.

The traditional business model sees its entire cashflow generated from its client base resident inside the property boundary. Read More »

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Underpaid caregivers to get $600,000 in back wages

SAN FRANCISCO: Two dozen Filipino caregivers who worked more than 40 hours a week but were paid far below minimum wage by their Bay Area employers will get more than $600,000 thanks to a federal investigation, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Read More »

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Grant to seed affordable housing research

BOSTON: The City of Boston will receive $1.35 million from Bloomberg Philanthropies to fund the development of a Housing Innovation Lab, and take an affordable housing project from proposal to reality, the group announced today. Read More »

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