Long-term care staffing challenges need attention from policymakers, industry advocates say … ‘Never Alone Act’ ensures long-term care residents have access to advocates … Flat Footed requests...
NCAL, Argentum tell OSHA: COVID-19 healthcare rule could compound senior living financial, workforce...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 28, 2022
Senior living industry leaders brought their concerns about a proposed federal COVID-19 healthcare rule to the table on Wednesday in testimony reiterating their opposition to broad requirements that they...
Pandemic turnover study aims to give providers better options for recruitment and retention
By
Amy Novotney
Oct 05, 2020
Turnover rates among nursing home workers have increased dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston. Although these workers are particularly vulnerable...
Business briefs, Oct. 18
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 18, 2023
Understaffing is driving force behind lawsuits against long-term care providers, legal experts say … FHA expands access to mortgage financing for homes with ‘granny flats’ … Medicare A and B premiums...
COVID-19 healthcare standards must reflect current stage of pandemic, industry group says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 06, 2023
As the federal government mulls a forthcoming final healthcare standard on COVID-19, one senior living advocacy group is pushing for consistent protocols that recognize the current stage of the pandemic.
New York first state to require employers to offer paid prenatal leave
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 24, 2024
New York is set to become the first state to require employers to provide 20 hours of additional paid time off for pregnant workers for pregnancy-related medical care without requiring workers to tap into...
Long COVID tied to lower likelihood of employment
Feb 17, 2023
Participants reporting any cognitive symptoms had a lower likelihood of working full time.
Paid sick leave tied to lower US workforce mortality
Aug 30, 2022
State laws preempting local authority to mandate paid sick leave may contribute to increased mortality in working-age adults.
Workplace discrimination lawsuits increase more than 50 percent, EEOC says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 03, 2023
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed more than 50% more employment discrimination lawsuits in fiscal year 2023 than it did the year before, the agency announced in a year-end litigation round-up.
Senior living occupancy increases for second quarter in a row; delta variant has little effect
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 06, 2022
Senior living (independent living and assisted living combined) occupancy increased for the second consecutive quarter, rising to 81% in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to NIC MAP data released Thursday...