A different way to support the senior living industry
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 06, 2021
Scott Tittle joined VIUM Capital as a managing director and the national lender’s first head of government relations and external affairs in September after serving as executive director of the National...
Low pay, poor working conditions common for long-term care workers: report
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 28, 2022
Low pay and poor working conditions are the norm for workers in long-term care, according to a report published Wednesday by the think tank Economic Policy Institute.
Mid-year cap reached for H-2B immigration visa applications
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 14, 2021
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has enough petitions to reach the 33,000 cap for the first half of fiscal year 2022 on the H-2B visa program that lets employers hire foreign workers.
Long-term care seeks visa prioritization for ‘desperately needed’ workers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 08, 2021
Senior living and skilled nursing provider organizations joined forces last week to ask the State Department to prioritize foreign-trained nurse and healthcare worker immigrant visas to help address the...
Proposed immigration fee change would hurt LTC providers, advocates say
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 20, 2023
US Immigration Citizen and Immigration Services’ proposal to significantly increase filing fees for many employment-based petitions would particularly affect long-term care providers, the American Health...
Employers to face increased scrutiny when hiring immigrants
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 23, 2023
Employers will face increased scrutiny when they temporarily hire noncitizens to perform nonagricultural labor or services in the United States, according to a federal H-2B Worker Protection Taskforce...
Gingrich: Look to alternatives to immigration for workforce solutions
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 28, 2017
Immigration isn’t the answer to senior living’s workforce challenges, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich told those attending Wednesday’s opening general session of the National...
Advocacy groups ‘strongly urge’ DOL to consider changes to processing Schedule A petitions
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 16, 2022
LeadingAge and the American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living met Monday with staff from the Department of Labor to “strongly urge” the agency to consider changes to Schedule...
Providers must avoid commoditization: NIC speakers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 15, 2016
On Thursday at the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing and Care fall conference, a former government official and a senior living executive discussed strategies as senior care providers respond...
‘Critical’ workforce solutions focus of provider advocacy efforts this week
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 07, 2022
A record number of assisted living providers gathered here Monday to press their concerns about workforce shortages and seek help from federal lawmakers on key legislation.