Lawmakers propose adding state to multistate licensing pact to ease nursing shortage
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 14, 2021
Illinois Senate Bill 2068, sponsored by state Sen. Sarah Feigenholtz (D-Chicago) would add Illinois to a multistate nurse licensure compact, allowing registered nurses and LPNs licensed in any of the 34...
States navigate implementing COVID-19 vaccine requirements
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 04, 2021
Today is the day that Connecticut’s long-term workers and other workers employed by the state are required to comply with a COVID-19 vaccine mandate or agree to regular testing. The deadline was postponed...
Looking for provider relief funds? These tips can help
By
Amy Novotney
Jun 25, 2020
Earlier this month, the Department of Health and Human Services announced that it would distribute approximately $15 billion in grants to eligible state Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program...
CMS has yet to ask for Medicare coronavirus loan payments
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 23, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has not yet recouped its loan repayments from providers that participated in its advanced Medicare payment program.
Lawmakers introduce legislation designed to strengthen Americans’ retirement security
By
Amy Novotney
Oct 29, 2020
A bipartisan measure is calling for the promotion and expansion of efforts to increase retirement savings and simplify and clarify retirement plan rules to help Americans successfully save for a financially...
Federal law no longer requires employers to provide paid leave to employees affected by COVID-19
By
Amy Novotney
Jan 06, 2021
Provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which became law in April and mandated the paid sick leave and Family and Medical Leave Act leave for eligible employees affected by COVID-19,...
Almost a fourth of SNFs reported staff shortages by end of 2020: report
By
Amy Novotney
Feb 01, 2021
The number of skilled nursing facilities reporting a shortage or nurses, aides or doctors increased dramatically last year, according to an analysis of government data released last week by the U.S. PIRG...
How to face staffing challenges head on: report
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 19, 2022
The long-term care industry is recovering from pandemic-related staffing shortages, but challenges remain. A new report from human resources, payroll and benefits outsourcing services company Paychex offers...
Compassion, empathy, integrity and humility make Enlivant ‘Great Place to Work,’ CEO says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 04, 2021
Guill is optimistic about the future of senior living and care.
One year into pandemic, nursing home workforce has declined by 11.5 percent
By
Amy Novotney
Mar 22, 2021
Nursing homes lost 11,600 jobs in February, contributing to the 11.5% reduction in the nursing home workforce seen since February 2020, a drop of 182,000 jobs. That’s according to a health sector economic...