Millennials, Gen Z workers more likely than older cohorts to call off when sick: survey
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 14, 2022
Approximately 41% of Americans are likely to call in sick at work the moment they feel themselves getting sick, according to the results of a recent poll commissioned by Zicam and conducted by market research...
Senior living coalition calls on Congress to address workforce crisis
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 20, 2022
A coalition of senior living advocacy groups is calling on congressional leaders to build and train the workforce needed now — and into the future — to care for the nation’s rapidly growing aging...
An unofficial employee appreciation day
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 22, 2024
Tuesday was the day US News & World Report released its Best Senior Living ratings for 2024, and it also was an employee appreciation day of sorts.
Assisted living needs to be part of enhanced Medicaid HCBS program, industry advocates say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 30, 2023
A proposal calling for permanent enhanced federal funding to states to expand the Medicaid home- and community-based services program needs to go a step further to emphasize the benefits of assisted living,...
Senior care workers’ needs go beyond compensation: survey
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 13, 2022
Meeting the needs of the senior care workforce means more than compensation and financial security, according to the results of a Transcend Strategy Group and MAC Legacy survey.
Operator pays $545,000 in back wages for denying overtime to workers
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 01, 2023
An owner and operator of five residential care homes in central California has been accused of denying overtime pay to 42 caregivers and ordered to pay $545,655 in back pay and damages.
Tech can aid senior living and care staff, but cost and privacy still big concerns: expert weighs in
By
Aaron Dorman
Sep 07, 2023
Some challenges related to properly staffing skilled nursing facilities can be met by using tools like patient monitoring, an expert on health technology notes.
California Workforce Development Board grants $14M for CNA, LVA apprenticeship program
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 21, 2022
The California Workforce Development Board has granted $14 million to the Center for Caregiver Advancement to launch a statewide certified nurse assistant registered apprenticeship program and to pilot...
Federal government boosts support of HCBS, releases worker registry guidance
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 13, 2023
When the American Rescue Plan Act was passed in 2021, home- and community-based services were estimated to receive $12 billion. Now, $37 billion is now being used for HCBS across the country in all 50...
States need to step up with pandemic relief for senior living, Argentum tells governors
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 16, 2022
It’s time for states to step up and provide more pandemic-related relief to senior living communities, Argentum President and CEO James Balda told the National Governors Association on Monday.