Immigration restructuring could ease long-term care workforce crisis, industry coalition tells State...
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 22, 2021
Prioritizing immigration visas for nurses, waiving immigration visa interviews and expanding in-person interviews to allow for virtual interviews would help address workforce challenges facing long-term...
Homeland Security to streamline I-9 verification process for employers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 25, 2023
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services of the Department of Homeland Security is making changes that will allow employers to remotely verify employment eligibility for new and rehired workers.
US needs national compensation strategy for direct care workers: PHI
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 13, 2022
A national compensation strategy is needed for direct care workers in light of pandemic disparity, according to a new report from PHI.
Fingerprinting requirement could bring hiring and retention headaches for providers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 07, 2021
A state-mandated requirement to process a backlog of non-fingerprinted workers in Connecticut could exacerbate workforce challenges already experienced by long-term care employers there.
Earnings calls wrap-up: Diversified, Five Star, Sabra
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 05, 2021
Significant headwinds challenge senior living, but experts remain optimistic about recovery. Here is a round-up of three earnings calls held Thursday.
Building a thriving care workforce means addressing burnout: Surgeon General advisory
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 24, 2022
“Confronting the long-standing drivers of burnout among our health workers must be a top national priority,” Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy, M.D., M.B.A. said in an advisory published Monday.
Do you know how FLSA, FMLA apply to remote workers?
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 16, 2023
Employers must ensure that employees who work remotely are paid properly under the Fair Labor Standards Act and that they follow the Family and Medical Leave Act not just for on-site workers but also for...
Nurse training pilot program a ‘win-win’ for Presbyterian Homes & Services
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 17, 2023
A pilot program between St. Paul, MN-based Presbyterian Homes & Services and the Eagan, MN, campus of Rasmussen University aims to fuel the nursing pipeline by training practical nurses to work at PHS.
55 percent of surveyed SNFs operating in the red, limiting admissions: AHCA
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 11, 2023
Fifty-five percent of skilled nursing providers responding to a recent survey by the American Health Care Association say that they are operating in the red, and 48% of respondents said that they would...
‘Ladders and lattices’ provide career opportunities for CNAs
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 10, 2024
Providers would be wise to develop “ladders and lattices” to help certified nursing assistants advance in their healthcare careers, JAMDA, the Journal of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, reported.