OSHA ‘working expeditiously’ to issue COVID-19 final healthcare standard
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 18, 2022
The Occupational Health and Safety Administration is “working expeditiously” to issue a final COVID-19 healthcare standard, the Labor Department said Thursday. The rule would apply in skilled nursing,...
4 NY nursing homes reach three-year union deal as 5 others keep negotiating
Sep 01, 2022
A summer of union action has reaped a three-year contract for workers at four nursing facilities in western New York state, whereas talks have stalled and a strike is planned for employees at five others.
Pandemic changing operations forever, Texas senior living operator says
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Amy Novotney
Sep 15, 2020
Even within smaller group homes for seniors, operators have had to make significant changes in staffing, vendor contracts and visitation to preserve resident safety amid the pandemic, according to one...
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...
Provider partners with local college to upgrade lab to train nursing assistants
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 20, 2023
Oak Terrace North Mankato, an Oak Terrace Senior Living community in North Mankato, MN, is formalizing its relationship with nearby South Central College on a nursing assistant lab that now bears the provider’s...
New staffing calculator aims to help SNFs reduce agency use
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 29, 2024
Seattle-based CareListings has launched an online staffing calculator for operators of skilled nursing facilities, with the goal of leading them to reducing their dependency on agency staffing.
Industry efforts to lure back workers see mixed results
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Amy Novotney
May 19, 2020
More than 36 million Americans have filed initial claims to collect unemployment insurance in the eight weeks ending May 9, according to the Department of Labor. To attract workers from other sectors displaced...
In celebration of Caregiver Appreciation Day this month, The Fountains at Crystal Lake honored its longest-serving employees. Each employee has at least 15 years of service.
5-star SNF cites staffing issues in closure notice
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 19, 2022
Citing staffing and other issues, Clairemont Healthcare & Wellness Center LLC, doing business as Abby Gardens Healthcare Center, plans to close by the end of the year. The San Diego skilled nursing facility...
Provider expands services into home care for residents, others
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 18, 2021
Eden Prairie, MN-based American Baptist Homes of the Midwest is expanding into offering home care services for its residents as well as to other older adults looking to stay in their traditional homes...