Federal government takes action as long-term care providers face supply shortages in coronavirus fight
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 19, 2020
Provider groups were eagerly awaiting guidance that ultimately came from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday to help maximize personal protective equipment for those who need it...
The rise of daily pay benefits for senior living employees
By
Jason Lee
Nov 15, 2018
Senior living operators must find creative solutions for recruiting and retention so that they can continue to provide high-quality resident care and services.
Investment in people yields success in senior living: NIC panelists
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 08, 2020
COVID-19 is exhausting. That was the consensus of speakers focusing on issues related to the senior living workforce during the 2020 National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care Fall Conference,...
How states ‘way beyond crisis’ should invest in direct care workforce: panel
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 20, 2021
Given the recent actual — and potential — federal investment in federal Medicaid programs, a panel of experts has laid out the current landscape and key opportunities for states that are “way beyond...
Senior living operators ‘incredibly agile and dedicated’ during COVID-19 pandemic: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 29, 2021
Senior living and care providers have been “incredibly agile and dedicated” during the pandemic, working 24 / 7 to keep residents safe, researchers concluded after interviews with operators about their...
Labor Department announces final ‘joint employer’ rule
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 14, 2020
Senior living industry companies and other types of firms that use temporary workers or contractors through staffing agencies now have some clarification as to when they have minimum wage and overtime...
Home care agencies are losing a third of their business to the ‘gray market,’ new study finds
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jun 22, 2021
Nearly a third of Americans who paid for care for an older adult or a dementia patient recently did not hire workers through a regulated agency, a new study from policy think tank RAND Corporation found.
Home care providers protest bill calling for more industry oversight
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 28, 2021
Legislation that would establish a home care standards board in Nevada is winding its way through the Nevada State Senate and drawing heat from an association representing 30 personal care agencies.
An active way to reduce staffing headaches?
By
John O'Connor
Nov 04, 2021
Pandemic, shmandemic. Senior living operators have found a whole new crisis to lose sleep over: staffing nightmares. It turns out the very people needed to keep communities up and running aren’t just...