Overall turnover in assisted living is down from last year, but it is up for some positions compared with last year, according to the 20th annual “Assisted Living Salary & Benefits Report,”...
Assisted living ranks low as preferred workplace for caregivers: report
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 19, 2018
Assisted living communities ranked fourth out of five settings when caregivers were asked their preferred work setting in a recent survey.
California operator cited $7 million for alleged labor law violations
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 10, 2018
The owner of six residential care facilities in Los Angeles paid caregivers as little as $2.40 an hour, did not pay them overtime and did not relieve them for breaks, the California Labor Commissioner’s...
Expect labor challenges to continue in 2018: report
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 09, 2018
Senior living workforce issues will not abate this year, according to a new report.
Stay tuned for EEOC’s revised wellness plan rule
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 03, 2018
It’s back to the drawing board for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which has until August to issue a new notice of proposed rulemaking on workplace wellness plans under a Dec. 20 ruling...
18 states increased minimum wage Jan. 1
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 02, 2018
The minimum wage increased in 18 states on Jan. 1, either by legislative action, ballot initiative or inflation adjustment.
Brookdale program aims to attract nurses to assisted living
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 02, 2016
Brookdale Senior Living’s new student loan reimbursement program, which provides up to $7,000 for new hires, is meant to draw those interested in the business side of healthcare.
Jobs may be shifting from nursing homes to residential care
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 10, 2016
A job shift from nursing homes to assisted living and similar residential care communities may be occurring in the realm of long-term care, according to a new analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
Research reveals who is most likely to work when sick
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 09, 2016
Each week, up to 3 million U.S. employees go to work even though they are sick, according to a new analysis of data, which determined which people are most likely to do so.
Gender wage gap widens with age
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 10, 2024
“Older women workers — who comprise 47% of the labor force ages 55 and older — are plagued by a gender wage gap that is even larger than the one their younger counterparts experience,” according...