Healthcare labor union helping unemployed fast-food and hotel workers pursue careers in senior living
By
Amy Novotney
Mar 31, 2021
Last year as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold across the country, requests for certified nursing assistants rose 25% in New York City alone, according to an analysis published last week in the Wall Street...
Short-term staffing solutions at CCRCs include contingency workers, sign-on bonuses: survey
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 11, 2022
In response to the effects of COVID-19, one-third of continuing care retirement communities are using contingency workers and sign-on bonuses as short-term solutions to staffing shortages, according to...
June 14 Power Panel will focus on rebuilding after main shock of pandemic
Jun 03, 2021
Optimism is growing among operators about their ability to put the negative effects of the pandemic behind as quickly as possible. A special McKnight’s Power Panel online roundtable with marketplace...
Pandemic presents learning experience in supporting direct care workforce: panel
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 04, 2021
Although the pandemic elevated the visibility of the direct care workforce, it didn’t do it to the level they deserve, according to an expert on a Mathematica panel Thursday about addressing workforce...
One year into pandemic, nursing home workforce has declined by 11.5 percent
By
Amy Novotney
Mar 22, 2021
Nursing homes lost 11,600 jobs in February, contributing to the 11.5% reduction in the nursing home workforce seen since February 2020, a drop of 182,000 jobs. That’s according to a health sector economic...
COVID-19 vaccination mandates don’t negatively affect nursing home staffing: study
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 01, 2022
State COVID-19 vaccination mandates increased vaccinations among direct caregivers without negatively affecting staffing levels, according to the results of a study published Friday in JAMA Health Forum.
Workforce advisory council offers direct care workers voice in recruitment, retention efforts
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 15, 2022
A first-of-its-kind advisory council is giving Maine’s assisted living community, nursing home and home health employees a voice in policy decisions affecting them.
Long-term care eligible for cut of $2M in workforce development grants
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 08, 2022
Wisconsin’s senior living and care operators are eligible to receive their share of the state’s $2 million grants from the Department of Workforce Development.
Feds award $103M in ARP funds to reduce healthcare worker burnout, shortages
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 25, 2022
The Biden administration is awarding $103 million in American Rescue Plan funds to 45 grantees to help reduce healthcare worker burnout and staffing shortages, the Department of Health and Human Services...
PHI initiative aims to improve jobs, reduce turnover among direct care workforce
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 29, 2020
PHI and partners in three states announced Tuesday the launch of a multi-year initiative that aims to improve jobs for direct care workers, particularly those who struggle financially and contribute to...