Dementia Reality introduces empathetic element to dementia caregiver training
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 21, 2022
A senior living provider has created a virtual reality dementia training program it hopes will span the continuum of care and become a model for the industry.
Providers concerned about meeting direct care worker wage increase requirements
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 22, 2022
A planned $15 hourly minimum wage requirement for home- and community-based service workers set to take effect Oct. 1 in Florida has some senior living providers concerned about how they will cover the...
SENIOR Act proposes $10B sustainability fund, workforce development programs for assisted living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 28, 2022
Legislation to address labor challenges and create a sustainability fund to the tune of $1.25 billion for senior living providers is expected to be introduced today.
Rule clarifies compensation for employees who work untraditional hours
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 21, 2020
Employers can now offer bonuses or other incentive-based pay to employees whose hours vary from week to week, under a final rule announced by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division.
Survey highlights ‘urgent need’ for staffing in assisted living, skilled nursing
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 30, 2021
A workforce-focused survey of Texas assisted living community and nursing home providers highlights the “urgent need” for state lawmakers to address severe workforce shortages in long-term care.
Assisted living caregivers in line for payments from $1.2 million relief program
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 25, 2022
Assisted living direct care workers are among those eligible to receive hardship payments from a $1.2 million caregiver relief program in New Jersey.
Workforce advisory council offers direct care workers voice in recruitment, retention efforts
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 15, 2022
A first-of-its-kind advisory council is giving Maine’s assisted living community, nursing home and home health employees a voice in policy decisions affecting them.
National core competency standards, training key to elevating direct care workers: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 20, 2020
Direct care workers remain undervalued in long-term care, according to a new report from PHI that calls for training and career advancement opportunities.
Providers must work together to solve workforce issues: PHI
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 12, 2022
A public education campaign would improve the public’s understanding of the direct care workforce, help recruit more workers, empower those workers to tell their own stories and publicly recognize this...
‘Natural immunity’ now satisfies employer vaccine mandates in Utah
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 30, 2022
Natural immunity to COVID-19 infection could allow Utah senior living and other workers to sidestep workplace vaccine mandates.