SENIOR Act proposes $10B sustainability fund, workforce development programs for assisted living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 28, 2022
Legislation to address labor challenges and create a sustainability fund to the tune of $1.25 billion for senior living providers is expected to be introduced today.
Touting the industry’s success in COVID-19 vaccination of staff members, senior living leaders expressed relief Tuesday after the federal government announced its withdrawal of the COVID-19 vaccination-and-testing...
Sign-on bonuses popular for recruitment. Benefits changes, merit pay? Not so much
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 24, 2022
Sign-on bonuses have proved popular among assisted living operators in attracting new employees during the pandemic, but changes to benefits eligibility and merit increases have not been, according to...
States don’t wait as fate of federal COVID vaccine mandates remains uncertain
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Lois A. Bowers
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 10, 2022
As employers wait to see whether the Supreme Court will issue stays against federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
Assisted living community calls on family caregivers for help as ‘last resort’
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 07, 2022
A staffing crisis caused by a spike in COVID-19 cases led a Watertown, MN, assisted living community to issue a call for help to family members in caring for residents.
Tightening labor market requires employers to be competitive: labor expert
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 21, 2021
With a tightening labor market, employers need to stand out and be competitive to attract and retain workers, according to a labor data expert.
Staffing remains top challenge for senior living operators: NIC
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 17, 2021
Staffing shortages continue to plague senior living and other long-term care operators, with attracting community and caregiving staff remaining a “significant challenge,” along with increasing turnover,...
Long-term care providers struggle with high unemployment compared with other healthcare settings: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 15, 2021
Although employment at hospitals and physicians offices has returned to almost pre-pandemic levels, assisted living communities, life plan / continuing care retirement communities and nursing homes continue...
Vaccine mandate a ‘game-changer’: Good Samaritan CEO
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 09, 2021
After a resurgence of COVID-19 cases among staff and residents in its senior living and care communities over the summer, and rumblings about another variant on the horizon, Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan...
Aging services leaders call on Senate to pass Build Back Better ‘without shaving off one dollar’
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 08, 2021
The Build Back Better Act holds the promise of investments in the aging services workforce, affordable senior housing, and home- and community-based services. The long-term care industry is calling on...