Should US follow Canada’s example in addressing workforce woes?
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 07, 2023
Canada is turning to immigration in a big way to fill jobs left unfilled by its citizens. Could there be a lesson for the United States? Immigration accounts for almost 100% of Canada’s labor force growth,...
Brookdale Senior Living CEO: ‘Too soon to tell’ outcome of Senate inquiry
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 22, 2024
Brookdale Senior Living’s leader said Wednesday she is confident in the company’s priorities in the face of growing scrutiny of the industry by the lay media and policymakers.
Proposed overtime rule would worsen workforce, resident access issues, provider groups fear
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 31, 2023
A Labor Department-proposed rule that would make approximately 3.6 million more salaried workers and so-called highly compensated employees eligible for overtime pay is “ill-timed” and would worsen...
REIT ownership linked to decline in RN staffing, increases in LPN, CNA use
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 27, 2023
Nursing homes, after being purchased by a real estate investment trust, are likely to see increases in licensed practical nurse and certified nursing assistant staff hours per resident day of 2.15% and...
Brookdale sees 10 months of occupancy growth, sets labor, occupancy goals for 2022
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 16, 2022
Entering 2022 having experienced 10 months of sequential weighted average occupancy growth, Brentwood, TN-based Brookdale Senior Living has identified strategies to improve occupancy further as well as...
Providers need ‘meaningful aid,’ groups say as president unveils executive order
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 19, 2023
Building a pipeline of professional caregivers and then retaining them in long-term care are some of the goals of an executive order signed Tuesday by President Biden. Provider groups responded by calling...
Dwyer Workforce Development closes $590 million, 50-SNF deal
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 22, 2022
The Baltimore-based Jack and Nancy Dwyer Workforce Development Center announced Wednesday the $590 million acquisition of a Texas-based 50-skilled-nursing-facility portfolio managed by Regency Integrated...
Health services, education sector loses 29,000 jobs in May
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 02, 2023
Private-sector employment added 278,000 jobs last month, but the health services and education sector lost 29,000 jobs. That’s according to the May ADP National Employment Report produced by the ADP...
Time is now for coordinating employee vaccine process: workplace safety expert
By
Amy Novotney
Dec 08, 2020
Whether long-term care operators will mandate that their employees get a COVID-19 vaccine once one is available has been a topic of much discussion over the past several weeks.
Earnings calls wrap-up: Invesque, Capital Senior Living
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 12, 2021
Companies focus on portfolio management among costs and labor availability pressures.