Task force approves recommendations to address direct care workforce shortage
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 14, 2020
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers’ Task Force on Caregiving voted Thursday to approve 16 recommendations ranging from better pay and benefits for professional caregivers, to expansion of the Medicaid program,...
Assaults on healthcare workers now carry enhanced criminal fines
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 12, 2023
Michigan is the latest state to codify protections for healthcare workers assaulted on the job, which one senior living association said will positively impact the state’s workforce shortage problem.
Legislation seeks to address long-term care workforce challenges post-COVID-19
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 04, 2020
The Pennsylvania Legislature is working on legislation to ease workforce shortages in the senior living industry and create a permanent pathway to employment as the state’s older adult population climbs.
Federal interventions needed to support immigrants, a solution to workforce shortages: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 28, 2023
Federal-level policy interventions, such as providing work authorizations and pathways to citizenship, are needed to better support immigrant direct care workers and address workforce shortages, according...
Business briefs, Dec. 16
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 16, 2021
Engagement, retention, diversity highest priorities in battling workforce shortages: survey … Citigroup upgrades Ventas from ‘neutral’ to ‘buy’ rating … Clearlake Capital-backed Dude Solutions...
In-house CNA training program is one CCRC’s answer to workforce shortage
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 19, 2022
Abernethy Laurels, a subsidiary of Newton, NC-based EveryAge (formerly United Church Homes and Services), is tackling the workforce shortage by training its own certified nursing assistants in-house in...
Creatively leveraging existing immigration law key to meeting workforce needs: expert
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 08, 2023
Efforts to use immigration reform to address workforce shortages are nothing new, but senior living providers and advocates might want to consider some creative solutions by leveraging existing immigration...
More news for Wednesday, June 15
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 15, 2022
CareTrust REIT leads real estate investment trusts in female board membership … Partnership works toward strategy to address NJ direct care workforce shortage … Dementia simulation provides understanding...
Business briefs, Oct. 21
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 21, 2022
Long-term care coalition calls on Congress to address workforce shortage … Atrium considers sale of 10 ‘underutilized’ beds at Stanly Manor … Home-based SNF, hospital-at-home programs focus of...
Members of Congress call on CMS to collaborate in addressing nursing home workforce challenges
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 14, 2022
A bipartisan group of members of the House of Representatives is looking to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to work with them to resolve workforce shortages experienced by nursing homes across...