RN wages projected to grow more rapidly than wages for other professions, study finds
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 12, 2023
Registered nurse salaries are projected to increase over the next decade at a rate that surpasses the rate of increases for some other healthcare professions, according to the results of a recent study...
Unions can organize ‘micro units’ under revived NLRB standard
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 21, 2022
A Trump-era standard that prevented unions from organizing “micro units” that can include subsets of the overall workforce has been overturned in a decision issued by the National Labor Relations Board.
Physician groups ‘concerned’ about bill to expand nonphysicians’ scope of practice in SNFs
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 15, 2022
Seventy-six medical associations have expressed their opposition to pending legislation that would expand nonphysician practitioners’ scope of practice, including in nursing homes.
It’s time for ‘serious discussion’ on paid leave: policy makers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 26, 2024
Weeks after the White House announced a proposed budget for 2025 that includes a measure to establish a national paid family and medical leave program, lawmakers are divided on the practicalities of moving...
2023 McKnight’s Tech Awards now accepting nominations
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James M. Berklan
May 11, 2023
The 2023 McKnight’s Tech Awards + Summit are now open for nominations and registrations, respectively.
Nursing home care costs rising fastest among private-payer healthcare services
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 24, 2023
Private-payer healthcare services price growth hit a new record high, with prices for nursing home care increasing at the fastest rate among healthcare categories, at 7%. That’s according to Altarum’s...
OSHA civil penalty amounts adjusted for 2024, effective today
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 16, 2024
Changes to Occupational Safety and Health Administration civil penalty amounts based on cost-of-living adjustments for 2024 went into effect today.
Unions make economy ‘more equitable and robust,’ Treasury Department says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 07, 2023
“Pro-union policy can make a real difference to middle-class households by raising their incomes, improving their work environments, and boosting their job satisfaction. In doing so, unions can help...
$1.6 million grant will help older workers train for CNA, other healthcare roles
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 11, 2023
The National Council on Aging has received a $1.6 million AmeriCorps Seniors grant to test a program to train adults aged 55 or more years to become certified nurse assistants, electrocardiogram technicians...
Supreme Court arbitration ruling ‘good news’ for senior living and care providers
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 26, 2023
The Supreme Court’s Friday decision in an arbitration-related case is “good news” for senior living and care providers, attorneys tell McKnight’s Business Daily.