Pandemic effects linger, requiring adjustments on visitation, staffing: CEO
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 23, 2021
With its first COVID-19 vaccination booster clinic on the calendar for next week, one Washington, D.C.-based long-term care provider said its staff and residents are lining up after seeing the results...
Do you know how FLSA, FMLA apply to remote workers?
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 16, 2023
Employers must ensure that employees who work remotely are paid properly under the Fair Labor Standards Act and that they follow the Family and Medical Leave Act not just for on-site workers but also for...
Optimism on operating margins tempered by occupancy recovery, workforce challenges: NIC
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 14, 2022
About half of senior living (independent and assisted living) and skilled nursing operators anticipate that operating margins will improve in the next six months, up from one-third last fall, according...
Nurse training pilot program a ‘win-win’ for Presbyterian Homes & Services
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 17, 2023
A pilot program between St. Paul, MN-based Presbyterian Homes & Services and the Eagan, MN, campus of Rasmussen University aims to fuel the nursing pipeline by training practical nurses to work at PHS.
55 percent of surveyed SNFs operating in the red, limiting admissions: AHCA
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 11, 2023
Fifty-five percent of skilled nursing providers responding to a recent survey by the American Health Care Association say that they are operating in the red, and 48% of respondents said that they would...
‘Ladders and lattices’ provide career opportunities for CNAs
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 10, 2024
Providers would be wise to develop “ladders and lattices” to help certified nursing assistants advance in their healthcare careers, JAMDA, the Journal of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, reported.
Peer-to-Peer: Westchester Family Care founder discusses why he is not ready to institute a COVID-19 vaccine...
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jul 22, 2021
Four years after Glenn Lane launched Mamaroneck, NY-based Westchester Family Care, the inconceivable happened: a global pandemic struck.
Who will care for residents? Improving recruitment, retention starts with education
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 15, 2023
Increasing the size of the future aging services workforce starts with education — not only exposing medical students to working with older adults, but also combating ageist attitudes among current staff...
End of PHE a good time to review employee accommodations—carefully, EEOC says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 17, 2023
The end of the COVID-19 public health emergency does not mean that employers can automatically terminate reasonable accommodations that were provided due to pandemic-related circumstances, the Equal Employment...
4 disruptors facing senior living operators
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 08, 2018
Some senior living operators risk being overwhelmed by the pace of change in the industry, meaning that there is “tremendous potential for disruption,” according to the authors of a new white...