Demand for healthcare workers still outpaces supply
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 06, 2023
Although the unemployment rate sits at 3.8% as of Friday, the healthcare industry remains an outlier.
Proposed overtime rule would worsen workforce, resident access issues, provider groups fear
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 31, 2023
A Labor Department-proposed rule that would make approximately 3.6 million more salaried workers and so-called highly compensated employees eligible for overtime pay is “ill-timed” and would worsen...
Healthcare execs eye new revenue streams, talent retention, survey finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 29, 2023
US companies are upbeat about the future, focused on reinvention and less concerned about recessionary trends, according to PwC’s August 2023 Pulse Survey. But healthcare leaders cited talent retention...
Health issues limit work potential for a fifth of younger baby boomers
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 29, 2023
Health-related issues appear to be hampering the job prospects of the baby boomer population’s youngest cohort, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Ending, delaying retirement pondered by half of Americans in survey
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 24, 2023
Fifty percent of pre-retirees and retired workers are considering delaying or coming out of retirement, respectively, according to the results of a survey from F&G Annuities & Life.
Senior living construction backlogs hold steady
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 23, 2023
Backlogs for senior living construction projects are holding steady. Commodity prices have improved for some products, but labor rates continue to increase.
Proposed legislation has dual benefits for older adults, long-term care workforces
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 22, 2023
A bill that would remove a barrier to re-entry into the workforce by early retirees could also be a big win for a senior living sector looking to rebuild its workforce in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Soft landing more likely than recession, according to economists
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 22, 2023
As the Federal Reserve raised interest rates since March to their highest level in 22 years in an effort to slow inflation, economists braced for what many experts considered to be an inevitable recession...
Late boomers lag in retirement savings: report
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 17, 2023
Late boomers — those born between 1960 and 1965 at the tail end of the post-World War II baby boom — are not faring well when it comes to retirement savings. That’s according to a report published...
ProMedica Senior Care posts $14.7 million loss in second quarter
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 16, 2023
Toledo, OH-based ProMedica Senior Care on Monday reported a $14.7 million operating loss for the second quarter, and parent company ProMedica posted a $39.8 million operating loss for the quarter, the...