Almost a third of retirees consider picking up temporary jobs
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 12, 2024
One third of retirees are considering picking up one to three shifts of temporary work per week because their cost of living is increasing, according to Indeed Flex, an online temporary staffing platform.
(Don’t) show me the money! ‘Dry promotions’ on the rise
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 04, 2024
It’s becoming common for employers to offer “dry promotions,” with added responsibilities for workers but no increase in pay, the Wall Street Journal reports.
New online service launches to connect senior living communities with prospects
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 07, 2022
Not unlike online dating matching services, Chicago-based Referah launched Tuesday with an online referral service that matches operators with older adults seeking a senior living community. The idea behind...
Hiring from within key to reducing turnover in long-term care: survey
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 22, 2022
Skilled nursing facilities that hire from within their organizations had 22% less turnover in the past year than those that hire from outside their organizations, on average, according to the results of...
HRSA sends final PRF repayment notices
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 19, 2022
Providers required to repay Provider Relief Fund payments soon will receive email communications and then certified letters from the Health Resources & Services Administration.
Age rarely used as DEI marker, studies find
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 09, 2022
As companies strive to hire a diverse mix of employees based on gender, racial background and culture, one marker is starkly missing in most diversity, inclusion and equity statements, according to research...
$3.6 million program seeks to address nursing shortage
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 10, 2022
titioners and nurse scientists in nursing homes, hospitals, schools and other settings.
CCRC sued by former residents demanding refund of $400,000 entry fee
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 18, 2021
A New Hampshire continuing care retirement community facing financial issues is being sued by two former residents seeking a refund of their entry fee, which totaled more than $400,000.
Immigration reform needed to solve caregiver shortage: Brookings
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 09, 2024
Immigration reform is necessary to expand the availability of caregivers, according to experts at the Brookings Institution.
AHCA/NCAL, HIDA request tariff exclusion extension for healthcare products
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 01, 2021
Healthcare products, such as gloves and gowns, are essential to battling the ongoing public health crisis and should be exempt from Section 301 tariffs, the American Health Care Association / National...