Bill would offer senior living providers hiring flexibility, workforce pipeline
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 16, 2021
Bipartisan legislation under consideration in the House of Representatives has the goal of shoring up the senior living and care workforce pipeline by providing operators with some flexibility in hiring...
How 2 senior living providers solved their staffing challenges
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 26, 2021
Two senior living providers offered a look at different workforce solutions to address one of the sector’s top challenges, staffing, Thursday during a session at the 2021 Ziegler LeadingAge National...
Recovering from emotional, economic effects of pandemic will dominate senior living in 2021
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 04, 2021
Virus-related matters will dominate the actions of senior living owners and operators for the time being, industry leaders told McKnight’s Senior Living.
7.8 million direct-care jobs will need to be filled by 2026, PHI says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 29, 2019
Long-term care employers will need to fill 7.8 million total direct-care job openings from 2016 to 2026, according to a new analysis from PHI.
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...
Bipartisan legislation seeks to ensure nursing homes retain adequate staffing levels
By
Amy Novotney
Jan 22, 2021
U.S. Reps. Fred Keller (R-PA) and Susan Wild (D-PA) joined together Thursday to reintroduce the Nurses CARE Act for the 117th Congress. This bipartisan bill seeks to ensure that long-term care facilities...
Amedisys CEO predicts sequestration could help solve labor shortage
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 06, 2021
Amedisys is betting the end of government stimulus from the pandemic will help solve the dearth of home care and hospice workers by early next year.
CNAs need more training, better compensation, authors say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 26, 2016
Certified nursing assistants caring for seniors should be required to undergo 120 hours of training, and their compensation should reflect the skills and knowledge required to perform high-quality work,...
Provider–higher education partnership aims to address workforce challenges one CNA at a time
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 24, 2022
A provider–higher education partnership is offering free certified nursing assistant training, hourly pay during that training, and guaranteed full-time employment in long-term care once the training...
Competition for workers among providers is ‘untenable’ as workforce challenges continue: panel
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 27, 2022
“Nursing homes, adult day providers, home care and assisted living providers are competing with each other for the same workers,” LeadingAge Senior Vice President of Research Robyn Stone, DrPH, said...