Donor-driven scholarship program awards $84,000 to CCRC employees
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 14, 2024
Twenty-four years after a group of residents at Friendship Village of Dublin got together and raised the money to award three $500 scholarships to the community’s workers, the program this year awarded...
NLRB withdraws appeal of decision enjoining ‘joint employer’ rule
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 22, 2024
The National Labor Relations Board on Friday withdrew its appeal of a district court ruling that enjoined its “joint employer” final rule.
Generation after Baby Boom especially concerned about financial stability in retirement, study finds
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 18, 2024
Fifty-one percent of pre-retirees aged 50 or more years, as well as some retired Americans, are considering delaying or coming out of retirement, according to the results of a new survey from F&G Annuities...
NLRB to ‘aggressively seek’ injunctions to protect workers during unionization efforts
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 18, 2024
The National Labor Relations Board said Tuesday that it remains committed to seeking federal court orders meant to protect the jobs of workers during union organizing campaigns.
Women entering Peak 65 Zone financially vulnerable, study finds
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 17, 2024
Financial security in retirement is a concern for all Americans, particularly women in what the Alliance for Lifetime Income calls the Peak 65 Zone; they are trailing their male contemporaries in assets.
More women than men experience nonphysical violence in healthcare workforce
Jul 12, 2024
Women were more likely to experience verbal abuse, sexual harassment and bullying, whereas men were more likely to experience physical violence.
Policy shift could enhance staffing efforts
By
John O'Connor
Jun 20, 2024
Senior living might get some unexpected but welcome staffing assistance from a new executive order about immigration.
Building a ‘destination workplace’ in long-term care requires diverse investments, active listening...
By
Josh Henreckson
Jun 28, 2024
Faced with today’s complex array of financial, staffing and regulatory challenges, senior living and other long-term care providers across the care continuum must rely on an equally broad range of solutions,...
Gender wage gap widens with age
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 10, 2024
“Older women workers — who comprise 47% of the labor force ages 55 and older — are plagued by a gender wage gap that is even larger than the one their younger counterparts experience,” according...
Senior living will ‘benefit greatly’ from ‘largest federal investment’ of $244 million in apprenticeships,...
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 15, 2024
The White House has announced the awarding of $244 million in grants aimed at bolstering registered apprenticeship programs across the country.