Federal interventions needed to support immigrants, a solution to workforce shortages: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 28, 2023
Federal-level policy interventions, such as providing work authorizations and pathways to citizenship, are needed to better support immigrant direct care workers and address workforce shortages, according...
Business briefs, Dec. 16
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 16, 2021
Engagement, retention, diversity highest priorities in battling workforce shortages: survey … Citigroup upgrades Ventas from ‘neutral’ to ‘buy’ rating … Clearlake Capital-backed Dude Solutions...
In-house CNA training program is one CCRC’s answer to workforce shortage
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 19, 2022
Abernethy Laurels, a subsidiary of Newton, NC-based EveryAge (formerly United Church Homes and Services), is tackling the workforce shortage by training its own certified nursing assistants in-house in...
Business briefs, Oct. 21
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 21, 2022
Long-term care coalition calls on Congress to address workforce shortage … Atrium considers sale of 10 ‘underutilized’ beds at Stanly Manor … Home-based SNF, hospital-at-home programs focus of...
Members of Congress call on CMS to collaborate in addressing nursing home workforce challenges
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 14, 2022
A bipartisan group of members of the House of Representatives is looking to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to work with them to resolve workforce shortages experienced by nursing homes across...
Business briefs, Nov. 4
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 04, 2021
Dwindling savings, less fear of COVID may drive some back to work, experts say … Workforce shortage worsens in long-term care sector … OdessaConnect launches ‘Connection Caddy’ for memory care...
Medical costs expected to increase 7 percent in 2024: survey
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 05, 2023
PwC’s Health Research Institute is projecting a 7% year-over-year medical cost increase in 2024. The projected medical cost trend in 2022 and 2023 was 5.5% and 6%, respectively.
‘Commonsense immigration reform’ still a key to addressing workforce shortages in long-term care
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 23, 2021
The long-term care industry Friday may have hit a bump in pinning some of its hopes on immigration to ease the ongoing workforce shortages, as the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that...
Business briefs, April 28
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 28, 2022
State senate passes HHS bill to address long-term care workforce shortage … Green House Project, Pioneer Network announce formal alliance … . Fitch Ratings affirms Village at Germantown series 2014...
$200,000 sign-on bonus program seeks to entice nurse aides to long-term care
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 07, 2022
The North Dakota Department of Health will spend up to $200,000 to recruit temporary nurse aides and certified nurse aides for long-term care facilities in an effort to help combat a caregiver workforce...