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Monthly Archives: May 2012
Looking for Solutions in Tough Workers Comp Market
May 24, 2012In the first week of May, NCCI Holdings, which manages the nation’s largest database of workers compensation insurance information, released its report on the annual State of the Line for Worker Compensation. It describes the current market state as “conflicted”. … Continue reading
Posted in Workers Comp, Workers Compensation | Tagged Insurance, NCCI, solutions, workers comensation, Workers Comp Market | Leave a commentGrowth in Senior Housing, Independent & Assisted Living Facilities
May 22, 2012Growth in Senior Housing, Independent & Assisted Living Facilities Recent data from the National Real Estate Investor (NREI), a leading authority on trends in the commercial real estate markets, and Seniors Housing Investment Advisors, show that the senior housing sector … Continue reading
Posted in Assisted Living Facility Insurance, Risk Management | Tagged Assisted, Independent, Living Facilities, National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry, National Real Estate Investor, NIC, NREI, Senior Housing, Trends | Leave a commentDisaster Preparedness at Nursing Homes Plays Role in Patient Safety
May 17, 2012A recent article in the New York Times highlighted what can happen when a disaster hits a nursing home. The article cited a center in Arlington, Texas which was hit by hailstones the size of golf balls. Mayhem erupted with … Continue reading
Posted in Assisted Living Facility Insurance, Nursing Home, Risk Management | Tagged assisted living, Disaster plan, Insurance, nursing home, patient safety, solutions | Leave a commentRisk Management: Cyber Bullying Suits Enter the Legal Landscape
May 10, 2012In February we wrote a blog on cyber bullying and the Supreme Court, which was asked to decide on the dividing line between the rights of students to freely use their own computers and a school official’s authority … Continue reading
Posted in Educational Insurance, Risk Management, School Insurance | Tagged bully, bullying, charter, Cyber Bullying, higher education facilities, private, public schools, Risk Management, special needs, Suits Enter Legal | Leave a commentCost Containment in Workers Compensation A Priority for Businesses
May 8, 2012Safety Seen As Most Effective Tool A recent survey indicates that employers across 20 different sectors representing 3,500 businesses across the country view cost containment of Workers Compensation as their number-one concern for 2012. In fact, 59% percent of … Continue reading
Posted in Workers Compensation | Tagged business, cost containment, Insurance, priority, Workers Comp | Leave a commentOSHA Launches Nursing Care NEP to Address Workplace Injuries
May 3, 2012In Early April, the U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a new National Emphasis Program (NEP) designed to help prevent ergonomic injuries and workplace violence for nursing and residential care facilities. OSHA will be addressing this … Continue reading
Posted in Assisted Living Facility Insurance, Workers Compensation | Tagged illness, National Emphasis Program, NEP, nursing and residential care facilities, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA, prevent injuries, workplace violence | Leave a comment
