Independent contractor rule’s effects ‘likely to be limited’ for employers, attorney says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 04, 2024
As long-term care and other employers prepare to implement the Department of Labor’s independent contractor rule March 11, “the impact of this is likely to be limited” for employers, according to...
Contract CNA staffing associated with worse care quality outcomes: study
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 01, 2024
Nursing homes that use contract staffing to fill certified nursing assistant position vacancies are more likely to experience worse care quality than those that do not, according to the results of a study...
APRNs, home health / personal care aides top healthcare careers in 2024
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 28, 2024
Advanced practice registered nurses and home health and personal care aides lead the list of top healthcare careers in 2024, according to a study from digital healthcare platform Tebra.
Labor Department announces $200 million in grants for apprenticeships in nursing, hospitality, other...
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 26, 2024
The US Department of Labor has announced the availability of almost $200 million in grants to support public-private partnerships that “expand, diversify and strengthen” registered apprenticeships...
Student loan debt is negatively affecting worker retirement saving, experts say
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 12, 2024
Student loan debt is hindering the amount of money workers can contribute to their 401(k)s and other retirement savings plans, according to the results of a three-year study by the Employee Benefit Research...
ATI Nursing Education, inSpring partner to boost pipeline of international nurses
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 09, 2024
ATI Nursing Education and minority-owned talent mobility company inSpring have partnered to try to help bring more international nurses on board to work in the United States.
Healthcare leads all other industries in jobs advertised
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 08, 2024
The healthcare industry is leading all others in active job postings, according to a new study from the Schmidt & Clark law firm.
Program trains high school students to graduate as CNAs
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 02, 2024
A high school program in San Diego is striving to train certified nursing assistants so they are available for work as soon as they graduate.
Policymakers, providers must take steps to prevent staff mass turnover, researchers say
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 29, 2024
Employment levels in the skilled nursing industry are lagging compared with other parts of the healthcare continuum, noted the authors of a study published Friday in the Journal of the American Medical...
Boosting CNA workforce is focus of state association campaign
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 22, 2024
The California Association of Health Facilities last week launched an awareness and recruitment campaign to draw more certified nursing assistants to senior living and long-term care.