Minnesota governor activates National Guard to support skilled nursing facilities
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 24, 2021
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) is activating the state’s National Guard to form skilled nursing “response teams” that will provide support to facilities experiencing worker shortages. He also is proposing...
Staff shortages lead to limits, holds on admissions: survey
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 06, 2021
Nearly three-quarters of the respondents to a Pennsylvania Health Care Association member survey last month said they’ve had to limit or put on hold admissions within the past six months.
Long-term care defaults at record high in municipal bond market
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 19, 2021
Senior living communities are defaulting on municipal bonds more than ever before, Bloomberg reports.
$25 million grant will boost long-term care workforce pipeline in California
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 28, 2022
LeadingAge California will use a $25 million grant from the California Health and Human Services Department to help expand the association’s efforts to bolster the long-term care workforce pipeline via...
Provider opens mall-based recruitment and training center
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 28, 2022
Gerry, NY-based senior living and care provider Heritage Ministries has taken the proverbial bull by the horns and is addressing its workforce shortage head on with a recruitment and training program set...
This long-term care provider says no vaccine is required for new hires
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 28, 2021
Carefree Cottages, an independent and assisted living community in Maplewood, MN, decided to entice new workers by not requiring COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment.
‘Workforce crisis is here,’ exec tells lawmakers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 29, 2021
The workforces of long-term care providers are being stretched thin as the gap between the supply of caregivers and the number of older adults requiring care continues to grow, LeadingAge New York testified...
At 8.5%, the U.S. inflation reached its highest point in 40 years earlier this month while the unemployment rate At 8.5%, the U.S. inflation reached its highest point in 40 years earlier this month while...
48 percent of skilled nursing providers do not plan to downsize: poll
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 25, 2022
Despite economic pressures, 48% of long-term care providers that offer skilled nursing plan to keep doing so for the foreseeable future, according to responses to a newly released Ziegler CFO Hotline survey.
Ukrainian refugees could find support, employment at U.S. long-term care facilities
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 18, 2022
Refugees from Ukraine could find a career path in the U.S. long-term care industry. The American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living is working with the International Rescue Committee...