REIT ownership linked to decline in RN staffing, increases in LPN, CNA use
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 27, 2023
Nursing homes, after being purchased by a real estate investment trust, are likely to see increases in licensed practical nurse and certified nursing assistant staff hours per resident day of 2.15% and...
Latino workers underrepresented in healthcare: analysis
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 06, 2023
Latinos represented approximately 18% of the working-age population in 2020, yet their representation in the healthcare workforce was much lower, according to a new analysis published Wednesday in the...
Specialty positions pick up in long-term care
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 02, 2023
Specialty positions are on the rise within senior living and care companies, according to specialty investment bank Ziegler
Low-wage workers experience historically fast wage growth: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 01, 2023
Low-wage workers experienced wage growth of 9% between 2019 and 2022. That’s a historically fast real wage growth over the three-year span, especially in a period of economic inflation, according to...
Nursing home spending grows 0.82% month over month
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 29, 2023
Spending for nursing home care at a faster rate than other healthcare sectors in April, increasing by 3.6% month over month, according to Altarum’s latest monthly Health Sector Economic Indicators brief,...
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.
Court case gives edge to employers over displays of union insignia
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 04, 2023
An employer may prohibit employees from wearing union insignias on their uniforms, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday, in a reversal of a previous decision from the National Labor Relations...
HHS: $13 million investment in nurse education is ‘key pillar’ to improving SNFs
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 24, 2022
The US Department of Health and Human Services’ plan to spend $13 million on nursing education and training is “a key pillar of President Biden’s action plan to improve the safety and quality of...
Nursing home sector’s economic recovery ‘in limbo,’ AHCA says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 07, 2023
Economic recovery remains “in limbo” for the nursing home sector, especially as the public health emergency — and the funds that go along with it — is set to end this spring. That’s according...
Hiring, retaining workers starts with positive company culture
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 12, 2023
A positive company culture affects the bottom line and improves training, recruitment and retention, according to presenters at a Tuesday webinar hosted by Health Dimensions Group.