Housing costs a burden long-term care workers, residents: experts
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 15, 2021
A chasm exists between personal care aides’ and nursing assistants’ earned wage and their housing wage, and the shortage of affordable housing for older adults is even worse, according to a new report...
Nursing home coalition shares action plans for improving quality
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 19, 2023
The Moving Forward Nursing Home Quality Coalition on Tuesday announced the release of its final nine actions plans for improving nursing home quality over the next year.
Calls for COVD-19 vaccination mandates for long-term care workers draw mixed reactions
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 27, 2021
Fifty-seven healthcare organizations, including LeadingAge, which represents more than 5,000 nonprofit aging services providers, issued a joint statement Monday calling for long-term care and other healthcare...