Nursing homes miss out on workers as green card process slows
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 28, 2023
Nursing facilities have lost more than 200,000 nurses and aides since the start of the pandemic, according to federal labor statistics. Some say foreign nurses waiting in the wings to fill those vacant...
New bill would overhaul nation’s workforce training and development system
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 12, 2023
Reps. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Bobby Scott (D-VA), chair and ranking member of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, respectively, recently introduced legislation aimed at overhauling the nation’s...
Provider partners with local college to upgrade lab to train nursing assistants
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 20, 2023
Oak Terrace North Mankato, an Oak Terrace Senior Living community in North Mankato, MN, is formalizing its relationship with nearby South Central College on a nursing assistant lab that now bears the provider’s...
Having an employee handbook is a ‘no brainer’ for employers, expert says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 26, 2023
In the United States, having an employee handbook is a “no brainer,” with no downside for the employer, attorney Harry D. Jones, international employment and labor law chair at law firm Polsinelli,...
Nurse engagement varies by generation, shift time, care setting
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 26, 2023
Most of America’s registered nurses report being “fully engaged” or “engaged” at work, according to the results of a new survey from market research and consulting company PRC. But the...
HCBS direct care workforce growth outpaces assisted living, nursing home workforce growth
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 08, 2022
The direct care workforce has added 1.5 million new jobs, going from 3.2 million to 4.7 million, over the past decade, according to a new report by PHI. Home- and community based services direct care workforce...
55 percent of surveyed SNFs operating in the red, limiting admissions: AHCA
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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...
Employers’ severance agreement actions can be unlawful even if employee doesn’t sign, NLRB says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 24, 2023
Employers received additional guidance about severance agreements Wednesday in a memo from National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo to all field offices in light of the board’s...
House Republicans: Anticipated OSHA COVID-19 rule is ‘height of foolishness’
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 05, 2022
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s anticipated COVID-19 rule for healthcare workers is the “height of foolishness,” two Republican members of the House of Representatives told OSHA...
Christian Living Communities partners with state to train CNAs
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 13, 2023
Denver-based Christian Living Communities has extended its signature mentorship program for certified nursing assistants to the state of Wisconsin.