SENIOR Act proposes $10B sustainability fund, workforce development programs for assisted living
By
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.
$6 trillion spent, but targeted pandemic relief eludes assisted living industry
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 27, 2022
With $11 billion in Phase 4 Provider Relief Funds having gone out to 74,000 healthcare providers, including senior living providers, and $6 trillion in overall COVID-19-related aid having been spent across...
Be ready as OSHA vows to ‘hold businesses accountable’ after Supreme Court halts COVID vaccine mandate
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 18, 2022
Breathing a sigh of relief after Thursday’s Supreme Court stay of a federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate for large employers? Not so fast, legal experts say.
As pandemic continues, solving labor challenges becomes even more urgent, leaders say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 04, 2022
COVID-19 and the labor issues it exacerbates will be a primary focus of senior living providers for much or all of 2022, with recovery extending into 2023 and beyond, industry leaders tell McKnight’s...
More news for Tuesday, Jan. 4
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 04, 2022
Supreme Court to hear OSHA, CMS vaccine mandate arguments Friday … OSHA withdraws part of COVID-19 standard but will ‘vigorously enforce’ other parts … Legislators endorse request to use $6.39...
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
By
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
By
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...
OSHA COVID-19 workplace safety standard set to expire while vaccine mandates await legal rulings
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 07, 2021
While a pair of federal vaccination mandates are being held up in the courts, action — or inaction — on another federal standard could have a heavy impact on assisted living providers in the next...