Aides dominate staffing hours across seniors housing and care settings
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 07, 2018
Aides, to varying degrees, account for most of the staffing hours in assisted living communities, adult day services centers and nursing homes, according to newly published federal data.
CCRC tests 8-hour pay for 6-hour day
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 03, 2018
A Virginia continuing care retirement community is launching a program it hopes will help attract and retain full- and part-time certified nursing assistants in a competitive market.
California operator pays $194,275 to resolve overtime, recordkeeping violations
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 06, 2018
An operator of three assisted living homes in California has paid $194,275 in back wages to 13 caregivers and cooks to resolve Fair Labor Standards Act violations, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
More news for Wednesday, Jan. 10
Jan 10, 2018
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Vikus acquired by HealthcareSource
Nov 15, 2017
Chattanooga, TN-based Vikus Corp. has been acquired by HealthcareSource, a Woburn, MA-based provider of talent management solutions for the healthcare industry, the companies announced Tuesday.
Aug. 11 is deadline to comment on rescission of ‘persuader’ rule
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 12, 2017
Aug. 11 is the deadline for interested parties to comment on a proposed rule that would rescind the Obama-era “persuader rule” that required employers to publicly report all union-related communication...
Employees will benefit from bike-sharing program, Atria hopes
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 05, 2017
Atria Senior Living is one of 10 companies sponsoring a new bicycle-sharing program in its headquarters city of Louisville, KY, and the city’s mayor says that the program will play an important role...
More than ever, employees need support; Here’s how to make it happen
By
Linda Piontek
Aug 06, 2020
During these unprecedented times, senior living employers need to show workers more support than ever before by bolstering benefits and reward practices.
Long-term care executives see 2.98 percent salary increase
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 09, 2021
Long-term care corporate executives saw an average increase in salary of 2.98% in 2020, according to the 2020–2021 Multi-Facility Corporate Compensation Report released Monday by the Hospital & Healthcare...
Our Great Place to Work journey — before and after COVID
By
Warren Spieker
Jan 11, 2021
When we created Continuing Life to support a growing group of continuing care retirement communities, we invested in being a great place to work. It took a few years of work, and we’re not perfect,...