H2-B cap reached for immigration applications for second half of fiscal year
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 03, 2022
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough petitions to meet the congressionally mandated H-2B cap for the second half of fiscal year 2022, the agency announced Tuesday. The visa program...
Citizenship department updates expedited work permit process for healthcare workers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 10, 2022
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has published new guidance on expedited renewals for employment authorization applications for healthcare workers.
Workforce shortage remains issue for most nursing home, assisted living employers: LeadingAge poll
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 16, 2023
Almost all (92%) of nursing home provider members of LeadingAge that completed the association’s February / March 2023 Workforce Snap Poll reported a significant or severe workforce shortage, and 70%...
Employers must use updated I-9 form for new or rehired workers, effective Nov. 1
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 31, 2023
Starting tomorrow, employers will be required to use Homeland Security’s new, shortened and streamlined version of Form I-9 for new and rehired employees.
Corporate, conservative clash intensifies on Capitol Hill
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 29, 2022
Conventional wisdom holds that Republicans are more business-friendly than Democrats, but that general accepted belief may no longer be the case. The business lobby once was considered a “reliable Republican...
State lax in nursing home funding during pandemic: study
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 12, 2021
A new study concludes that Connecticut health officials were lax in their funding and regulation of nursing homes during the first year of the coronavirus pandemic.
Immigration tops contract worker use as nurse shortage solution for one rural health system
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 28, 2023
ternational recruitment has been one rural community health system’s response to a shortage of nurses. According to a case study published by the American Hospital Association, the Fisher-Titus health...
Federal government can transform direct care workforce in 47 ways: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 15, 2021
Financing, compensation, training, workforce interventions, data collection, direct care worker leadership, equity and public narrative are the most significant issues for the federal government to address...
Affordable housing options needed to address growing, aging Latino population
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 22, 2021
The demographic of Latinos aged more than 65 is expected to grow from what was 8% of the older adult population in 2016 to more than 20% by 2060, a recent report by NBC News noted, citing government statistics.
Demand for direct care workers expected to outpace availability: report
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 13, 2023
Demand for direct care workers — home care workers; workers in residential group homes, assisted living communities and other residential care; and nursing assistants in skilled nursing facilities —...