OSHA’s move to make COVID standards permanent met with skepticism from long-term care industry groups
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 05, 2023
The final version of the Occupational Health and Safety Administration’s rule meant to protect healthcare workers from COVID-19 has reached the White House Office of Management and Budget for review...
Career pathway programs can mitigate workforce shortages: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 21, 2023
Some states are looking at developing career pathway programs as a strategy to address or mitigate workforce shortages in long-term care, according to a recent report from the National Conference of State...
Provider, policy action can stabilize staffing levels during infectious disease outbreaks, researchers...
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 25, 2022
Provider and policy action are needed to counter the effects of staff absences and departures, particularly during infectious disease outbreaks such as COVID-19, that may put nursing home residents at...
Florida long-term care associations sue state over minimum wage mandate
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 30, 2022
Florida long-term care associations and one provider are challenging a requirement that, starting Oct. 1, providers in the state serving Medicaid beneficiaries — including assisted living communities...
Should US follow Canada’s example in addressing workforce woes?
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 07, 2023
Canada is turning to immigration in a big way to fill jobs left unfilled by its citizens. Could there be a lesson for the United States? Immigration accounts for almost 100% of Canada’s labor force growth,...
Balancing costs, benefits a challenge in recruiting, retaining workers: survey
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 14, 2023
Battling increasing costs while investing in employee benefits often is a balancing act in the recruitment and retention of employees, according to the results of a survey from London-based global advisory,...
SNF staffing shifts after REIT acquisition, study shows
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 21, 2023
Steady increases in licensed practical nurse and certified nursing assistant hours per resident day in skilled nursing after REIT acquisition could mean that there is some kind of “substitution effect”...
$3.1 million grant aims to fight long-term care nurse burnout
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 05, 2022
Reducing nurse burnout in long-term care and other healthcare settings is the goal of a three-year, $3.1 million grant partnership between the United Health Foundation and the American Nurses Foundation,...
Employee contraceptive coverage would be ensured under proposed rule, even if employer objects on moral...
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 31, 2023
A proposed rule from the Biden administration would allow women and covered dependents to obtain birth control at no cost under the Affordable Care Act, even if their employer-provided health insurance...
Hawaii provider association among partners in $35 million workforce development initiative
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 06, 2023
The Healthcare Association of Hawaii, along with more than 70 businesses and the University of Hawaii community colleges, have committed to participating in a $35 million workforce development initiative....