Legislation would remove barriers to healthcare licensing across state lines
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 21, 2023
The States Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment Act, introduced this month by a bipartisan group of congressmen, aims to help address workforce shortages in healthcare by removing licensure barriers...
Overtime rule not ‘good business,’ groups say
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 18, 2016
The new overtime rule finalized by the Department of Labor on Wednesday “is not only the right thing to do; it’s good business,” Vice President Joe Biden told the crowd gathered at a...
These programs are the future of senior living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 12, 2023
Just as important as selecting replacements for executives from existing pools of talent is building and expanding the pipeline of leadership candidates for the future — and not just at the very top....
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...
55 percent of surveyed SNFs operating in the red, limiting admissions: AHCA
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 11, 2023
Fifty-five percent of skilled nursing providers responding to a recent survey by the American Health Care Association say that they are operating in the red, and 48% of respondents said that they would...
Assisted living CEOs see pay bumps of 2.77% in 2017
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 25, 2018
Assisted living organization CEOs, on average, saw base pay increases of 2.77% in 2017, according the 20th annual “Assisted Living Salary & Benefits Report,” just published by the Hospital...
Look beyond demographics for success in recruiting: speaker
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 13, 2022
Long-term care providers looking to diversify their workforces and appeal to particular groups of potential workers increasingly are looking beyond demographics to psychographics, according to Robert Espinoza,...
Senior living braces for changes in 2020 as top challenges remain
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 02, 2020
As 2020 begins, the senior living industry is preparing for the changing needs and wants of current and future residents as workforce and occupancy issues continue to challenge operators, according to...
McKnight’s Senior Living Newsmakers Podcast with Denise Boudreau-Scott
Oct 18, 2021
Denise Boudreau-Scott, president of Drive, talks about the difference between culture and engagement, how senior living providers can foster a culture that people want to be a part of and that enables...
Pandemic crisis ‘far from over’ in senior living, Argentum tells White House
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 25, 2022
While the nation turns the page on the crisis stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, Argentum is asking the Biden administration to redouble its efforts to help vulnerable older adults and their frontline caregivers.