Personal care and service occupations have highest percentage of workers with disabilities
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 23, 2023
Personal care and service occupations have the highest percentage of workers reporting having a disability, at 19.4%, according to the results of a new study of various occupations conducted by US Centers...
Proposed bill would expand upskilling, job training opportunities for nation’s workforce
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 12, 2023
The aging services industry has thrown its full support behind a bill that would expand skill development opportunities for American workers.
Proposed immigration fee change would hurt LTC providers, advocates say
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 20, 2023
US Immigration Citizen and Immigration Services’ proposal to significantly increase filing fees for many employment-based petitions would particularly affect long-term care providers, the American Health...
Employer COVID-19 vaccine mandates significantly increase uptake with little effect on staffing: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 08, 2023
An employee mandate led to a “significant” increase in COVID-19 vaccine uptake with little effect on staffing in a multi-state network of continuing care retirement communities studied by researchers,...
New online tool calls out best, worst states for caregiver policies, support
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 12, 2023
The top five states for direct care workers are Washington (No. 1), Rhode Island, Washington, DC, Maine and New Jersey, whereas the states with the “most opportunity for improvement” are Texas (No....