Form 300A summary of injuries and illnesses due to OSHA Feb. 1
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 24, 2023
It’s that time of year for employers who are required by Occupational Health and Safety Administration’s recordkeeping standards to file Form 300A summarizing injuries and illnesses.
Virtual reality helps nursing students train with ‘enthusiasm,’ as studies highlight its popularity
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Aaron Dorman
Aug 23, 2023
The use of VR for training nurses has been “extensively implemented” over the past 15 years, a new bibliometric study affirms.
CMS-proposed HCBS rules elicit request for extension of comment period from 5 associations
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Lois A. Bowers
May 22, 2023
The executive directors of five national organizations are asking the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to extend by at least 30 days the comment periods for two proposed rules related to access...
Proposed overtime rule is ‘bad policy’ that senior living providers cannot absorb, groups say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 09, 2023
A new overtime rule proposed by the federal government would worsen workforce issues for senior living providers and create unintended consequences for workers and residents, according to industry advocacy...
M and A activity is hot, with private equity, large home care firms driving deals, finance leaders say
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Diane Eastabrook
Aug 05, 2021
Demographics, a global pandemic and potential changes in tax laws are the tailwinds driving strong merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in home care and hospice for the foreseeable future. That was the...
Proposed law could jeopardize long-term care facility sales, associations say
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 07, 2022
Legislators contend that a bill passed out of the New Jersey’s Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee on Thursday could preserve healthcare workers’ wages and benefits upon the...
Proposed legislation would restore worker tax cuts, support unionization efforts
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 13, 2023
Democrat senators introduced two bills Thursday that they claim will make the tax code fairer for workers. The bills aim to ease workers’ tax burden and crack down on corporate anti-union practices
Low wages, burnout, lack of respect spur staffing shortages, CNAs say
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 08, 2022
Certified nursing assistants predominantly blame low wages, burnout and lack of respect for the current staffing shortage, according to the results of a new survey from the National Association of Health...
Benefits, culture key to hiring and retaining workers, leaders say
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Kimberly Marselas
May 17, 2022
Combining pay increases with innovative benefits and a culture that rewards loyalty is a key way to improve long-term care hiring and retention, six industry leaders said last week.
InnovAge grows members, centers in latest quarter as ModivCare weathers pandemic with personal care acquisition
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Liza Berger
May 14, 2021
InnovAge, a new publicly traded company that contracts with Medicare and Medicaid through the Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), experienced signs of pandemic recovery in the fiscal...