Enlivant laying off 284 corporate employees … Brookdale reports May occupancy … Bassett Healthcare Network, Hartwick College launch joint nursing degree incentive program … CommuniCare, staffing...
NLRB returns to ‘setting-specific’ standards for employer discipline of employee misconduct
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 03, 2023
The National Labor Relations Board on Monday issued a ruling that signals a return to the long-established “setting-specific” standards of when an employer may discipline an employee for speech or...
The tight labor market is preventing the construction of senior living communities and increasing wage pressure among operators, according to National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care Chief...
Skilled nursing demand increasing, but staffing remains issue
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 07, 2022
killed nursing occupancy increased by 48 basis points from July to August to end the month at 78.8%, according to the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care’s most recent skilled nursing...
Staffing shortage is more than an HR headache, speakers say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 22, 2018
The staffing challenges facing senior living communities are not just human resources headaches. They also represent the biggest operational risk in the industry, according to experts participating in...
$200,000 plus overtime? Don’t laugh
By
John O'Connor
Mar 02, 2023
Would your senior living organization like to deal with yet another compliance hurdle? Well then, here you go: The nation’s highest court just ruled that workers pulling down C-suite compensation may...
Nearly half of nurses may leave the nursing profession in the next two years: survey
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 20, 2021
Fully 49% of nurses surveyed are likely to exit the profession over the next two years, according to ShiftMed’s annual State of Nursing Report.
Pandemic crisis ‘far from over’ in senior living, Argentum tells White House
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 25, 2022
While the nation turns the page on the crisis stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, Argentum is asking the Biden administration to redouble its efforts to help vulnerable older adults and their frontline caregivers.
When quitting time takes on a whole new meaning
By
John O'Connor
Oct 14, 2021
Few would argue that the three biggest challenges in senior living are labor, labor and labor. Sure, plenty of other problems are beating up on this sector right now. But most operators will tell you that...
Looking to cut costs? Consider yourself late to the game
By
John O'Connor
Sep 05, 2019
An almost universal interest in cost reduction has suddenly gripped the business sector.