Occupancy closes in on pre-pandemic levels with 11th consecutive quarterly increase: NIC … Providers turn to a variety of sources when setting executive incentives: Ziegler … US Citizenship and Immigration...
Low pay, poor working conditions common for long-term care workers: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 28, 2022
Low pay and poor working conditions are the norm for workers in long-term care, according to a report published Wednesday by the think tank Economic Policy Institute.
Senior living developer disbarred over $50 million green card fraud scheme
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 29, 2022
Former purported senior living community developer Victoria Chan permanently lost her license to practice law in California this quarter after having pleaded guilty to a multimillion dollar green card...
Employers to face increased scrutiny when hiring immigrants
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 23, 2023
Employers will face increased scrutiny when they temporarily hire noncitizens to perform nonagricultural labor or services in the United States, according to a federal H-2B Worker Protection Taskforce...
Proposed immigration fee change would hurt LTC providers, advocates say
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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...
Business briefs, March 28
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 28, 2024
How’s Mom, DiningRD partner … Bill would change CBO requirements for reporting financial health of Social Security … Fixing immigration system only 1 solution to workforce crisis: expert …...
Nursing homes miss out on workers as green card process slows
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 28, 2023
Nursing facilities have lost more than 200,000 nurses and aides since the start of the pandemic, according to federal labor statistics. Some say foreign nurses waiting in the wings to fill those vacant...
Business briefs, June 12
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 12, 2023
Enlivant laying off 284 corporate employees … Brookdale reports May occupancy … Bassett Healthcare Network, Hartwick College launch joint nursing degree incentive program … CommuniCare, staffing...
Immigration fee final ruling expected by April
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 21, 2023
A final rule is expected in March or April about a proposal by the US Citizens and Immigration Services to increase the H-1B cap registration fee from $10 to $215, after a year-long delay.
Homeland Security to streamline I-9 verification process for employers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 25, 2023
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services of the Department of Homeland Security is making changes that will allow employers to remotely verify employment eligibility for new and rehired workers.