Long-term care struggles to rebound to pre-pandemic staffing levels: analysis
By
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...
$80M federal program to boost nursing training
By
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...
Workforce issues a theme of State of the Union address and industry reaction to it
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 09, 2023
Several workforce issues were part of President Biden’s State of the Union address on Tuesday — as well as long-term care industry reaction to the speech. The talk comes at a time when long-term care...
Senior living industry breathes sigh of relief over Provider Relief monies, asks HHS to pay up
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 12, 2021
With Senate passage of the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal on Tuesday, the senior living industry is breathing a sigh of relief that Provider Relief Funds emerged unscathed.