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Best way to honor caregivers? Address the workforce crisis
By
James Balda
Feb 22, 2023
In addition to remembering the caregivers our country has been blessed with, we should call on policymakers to do more to resolve our workforce crisis.
It’s time to take caregiver needs seriously
By
Nora Super
Oct 03, 2022
Until we make caregiving issues as important to lawmakers as infrastructure and energy, we can act on three critical intermediary steps.
Business briefs, Oct. 10
Oct 10, 2023
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The power of play: Gamification and home care
By
Levi Pavlovsky
May 13, 2021
As home care leaders look to improve their team communication and compliance, they often overlook how technology can provide a way to meaningfully connect with their team and enhance the work experience.
Caregiving linked to lower mortality in postmenopausal eomen
Nov 10, 2023
The inverse association did not differ with caregiving frequency or when stratified by age, race-ethnicity or depressive symptoms.
Home care’s greatest challenge and opportunity is its workforce
By
Helen Adeosun
May 25, 2021
With a rapidly aging population that increasingly wishes to age in place even before the pandemic, the demand for home care will continue to increase against the backdrop of existing care worker shortages.
Report backs immigration as a way to improve long-term care
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 09, 2022
Immigration reform could offer the solution for a growing number of Americans who want to age in place, according to a new research brief from the Brookings Institution
Caregivers more financially burdened, less prepared for large emergency expenses
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 19, 2023
Caregivers are more likely to be burdened by finances and less likely to be prepared than noncaregivers for large emergency expenses, according to data from the Employee Benefit Research Institute.
Longer nursing shifts tied to higher rates of patient incidents
Sep 28, 2023
Patient incidents included disruptive behavior and self-injury in both mental health and community hospitals.