Immigration a possible answer to ‘demographic drought’ draining state’s workforce
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 19, 2023
A “demographic drought” brought about by an aging population, increasing retirements, declining fertility rates and lower immigration rates is threatening Minnesota’s workforce in general and in...
USCIS reaches limit for additional returning worker H-2B visas
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 04, 2023
US Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough petitions to reach the congressionally mandated cap for the additional 16,500 H-2B visas made available for returning workers for the early second...
Immigration reform would benefit senior living: research brief
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 20, 2017
Informed discussion and smart immigration policies are needed as policymakers and leaders in senior living and long-term care increasingly see lawful and undocumented immigrants as a solution to workforce...
Senior living trends: Prepare for historic changes in 2020
By
Craig Abbott
Jan 06, 2020
Like never before, senior living and care organizations are facing a time of great uncertainty. These trends will have significant bearing within the senior living space.
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...
48 percent of assisted living providers may close due to workforce issues: survey
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 08, 2022
More than half (52%) of assisted living providers participating in a new survey say that their overall workforce situation has worsened since January, and 48% are concerned that they may have to close...
CNAs to the rescue in senior living?
By
John O'Connor
Feb 16, 2023
A plan in Virginia to enable CNAs to meet training requirements in assisted living communities is something other states should consider.
Senior living workforce programs gain support in bipartisan Senate spending bill
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 31, 2023
Following a “deeply partisan” spending proposal from the House of Representatives that gutted workforce development programs, senior living advocates are praising a Senate bipartisan spending bill...
2 federal bills look to boost pipeline of healthcare workers
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 12, 2024
Bills introduced in both houses of Congress may bolster the healthcare workforce if they become law.
Assisted living’s value lies in affordable, quality care: paper
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 10, 2023
With a rapidly aging population that will need access to affordable care and services, the assisted living model is the one that makes sense from a quality of life and fiscal perspective, according to...