Seattle start-up raises $4M to develop platform to help with long-term care labor shortages
By
Amy Novotney
Jan 28, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed even more deeply the dire labor shortages facing the senior living and care industry. In response, Seattle-based startup Kevala now is working to help fill the gap.
Keys to building stronger, more equitable LTC workforce: report
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Amy Novotney
Feb 16, 2021
As nursing homes, assisted living communities and home care agencies recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, they continue to face another daunting challenge: the ongoing low supply of direct care workers...
Bipartisan legislation seeks to ensure nursing homes retain adequate staffing levels
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Amy Novotney
Jan 22, 2021
U.S. Reps. Fred Keller (R-PA) and Susan Wild (D-PA) joined together Thursday to reintroduce the Nurses CARE Act for the 117th Congress. This bipartisan bill seeks to ensure that long-term care facilities...
Feds’ financial incentives left nursing homes vulnerable to outbreaks: analysis
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Amy Novotney
Dec 01, 2020
The nursing home business has long relied on federal support, mostly though the Medicare and Medicaid systems, but an analysis published Friday in the Washington Post explores how this reliance left many...