Nursing home staffing mandate ‘unrealistic,’ advocacy groups say
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 23, 2022
New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) and 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East President George Gresham continued their call Monday for tougher staffing mandates among the state’s nursing homes...
Nurse departures put future of healthcare system at ‘urgent crossroads’
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 14, 2023
The ongoing nursing shortage poses a threat to the healthcare system at large, which is at “urgent crossroads,” according to a study published Thursday by the National Council of State Boards...
How to face staffing challenges head on: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 19, 2022
The long-term care industry is recovering from pandemic-related staffing shortages, but challenges remain. A new report from human resources, payroll and benefits outsourcing services company Paychex offers...
Those past traditional retirement age may be a solution to worker shortfalls
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 10, 2023
So-called employment extenders — those who continue to work in their fields beyond the traditional retirement age — make up the fastest growing segment of the labor market, according to a new research...
Ziegler predicts ‘fierce headwinds’ continuing into new year
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 09, 2023
“Fierce headwinds” will keep blowing for long-term care providers in 2023, according to specialty investment bank Ziegler. Inflationary pressures and workforce challenges are still in play, but reasons...
CNA-to-LPN bridge program graduates first class
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 25, 2024
Last year, the Healthcare Association of Hawaii, along with more than 70 businesses and the University of Hawaii community colleges, committed to participating in a $35 million workforce development initiative....
Nursing homes miss out on workers as green card process slows
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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...
6 SNFs, ALFs placed in receivership in Iowa
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 01, 2023
In what appears to be a growing trend in long-term care closures in Iowa, four nursing facilities and two assisted living facilities have been placed in receivership with the state Department of Inspections...
Nursing program capacity contributing to long-term staffing crisis
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 23, 2022
Faculty shortages, nursing program capacity and financial constraints, and lack of academic preparedness fueled by learning loss during COVID-19 are making it more difficult for new caregivers to enter...
$80M federal program to boost nursing training
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 06, 2022
The Department of Labor will beef up its Nursing Expansion Grant Program with $80 million in grants, the department announced Monday.