Trinity Health mandates COVID-19 vaccine for employees, contractors
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 12, 2021
Trinity Health has joined the growing number of healthcare providers providers requiring all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Taking it a step further, the national health system will...
Few COVID-displaced direct care workers return: study
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 14, 2021
Approximlately 4% of direct care workers were displaced during the second quarter of 2020. A year later, few had returned to direct care, according to a new study by PHI and the Health Workforce Research...
Providers continue to face workforce challenges as Careers in Aging Week arrives
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 27, 2023
The long-term care industry is celebrating frontline workers this week during Careers in Aging Week as they continue to face workforce shortages.
Paid leave eliminates ‘caregiver penalties’ for women, expert says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 22, 2023
Paid leave policies help eliminate the “caregiver penalties” many women face for being the primary caregivers in their families, Deborah Pascal, senior program analyst in the Midwest regional office...
Unions make economy ‘more equitable and robust,’ Treasury Department says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 07, 2023
“Pro-union policy can make a real difference to middle-class households by raising their incomes, improving their work environments, and boosting their job satisfaction. In doing so, unions can help...
$1.6 million grant will help older workers train for CNA, other healthcare roles
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 11, 2023
The National Council on Aging has received a $1.6 million AmeriCorps Seniors grant to test a program to train adults aged 55 or more years to become certified nurse assistants, electrocardiogram technicians...
National quits rate drops — as well as new job opportunities
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 25, 2024
The national job quits rate for a four-month period in 2023 reached the lowest it has been since August 2020, with the greatest rate in Alaska and the least in Massachusetts.
Bipartisan legislation would expand access to advance care planning in Medicare
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 19, 2022
The Improving Access to Advance Care Planning Act pending in Congress would, if passed and signed into law, expand access to advance care planning services in Medicare.
50 National Guard members activated to help Utah LTC facilities, hospitals ease staffing shortages
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 03, 2022
The Utah National Guard’s COVID-19 Joint Task Force has activated approximately 50 service members statewide, according to Tuesday’s official statement from the National Guard. The move is meant to...
Labor challenges a continued sore spot for CCRCs, Fitch Ratings says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 24, 2023
Labor challenges are a continued pain point for continuing care retirement / life plan communities, according to a recent report from Fitch Ratings.