Engage, accommodate older workers to alleviate workforce challenges, study says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 20, 2022
Hiring older and more experienced workers could be a big help in alleviating workforce challenges, particularly in long-term care, according to a new article published in the Harvard Business Review.
Older workers’ on-the-job injuries most expensive: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 26, 2023
Workers aged 60 or more years are injured less often on the job than workers in most other age groups, but their injuries cost the most to treat. That’s according to a report from insurance company Travelers.
‘Be vigilant’ in face of OSHA scrutiny related to COVID-19, attorney advises
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 27, 2022
Skilled nursing facility and senior living community operators “should continue to be vigilant” in their COVID-19 mitigation measures even though the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s...
Long-term care struggles to rebound to pre-pandemic staffing levels: analysis
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 23, 2023
Staffing in long-term care dropped drastically at the start of the pandemic and is unlikely to rebound to pre-pandemic levels until 2027. That’s according to a recent analysis of US Census data by the...
Cheating on workforce drug tests on the rise as marijuana use increases: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 16, 2024
More workers are tampering with employer-mandated drug tests than ever before, according to a new report from Quest Diagnosis, published Wednesday.
Program gets $6 million to expand CNA training, mentorship program
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 23, 2022
An additional $6 million investment will expand the WisCaregiver Careers workforce development program to address the shortage of certified nursing assistants in the state’s nursing homes, Wisconsin...
88 percent of long-term care nurses see racism, discrimination from those they serve: survey
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 01, 2023
Eighty-eight percent of nurses working in nursing homes and residential care facilities and in home healthcare have experienced racism or discrimination from residents, patients or clients, according to...
Lawmakers call for investigation into COVID-related deaths in SNFs in 4 states
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 17, 2021
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and 10 Republican colleagues on the Senate Judiciary Committee sent a letter Friday to committee Chair Dick Durbin (D-IL) asking for a hearing “on the civil rights of senior...
$80M federal program to boost nursing training
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 06, 2022
The Department of Labor will beef up its Nursing Expansion Grant Program with $80 million in grants, the department announced Monday.
Lawmakers join unions, caregivers in call for nursing home staffing standards, $25 minimum wage
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 21, 2023
Reps. Lloyd Doggett (D- TX) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) stood alongside union leaders and nursing workers Thursday at a press conference calling for a $25 minimum wage, federal minimum staffing standards...