Senior living organizations are finding they are not alone when it comes to holding the line on salary upgrades.
Employer-based treatment programs could reduce absenteeism, be ‘powerful ally’ against substance...
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 07, 2022
ho use opioids and other substances are more likely to miss work. Employers that promote employee treatment programs are able to reduce absenteeism, according to a recent Boston University study.
HomeCare.com CEO predicts rapid change ahead for home care industry
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Diane Eastabrook
Jun 15, 2021
Caregivers are in the driver’s seat and will be for years to come. That’s the message from HomeCare.com CEO Todd Walrath.
Staffing more challenging for nursing homes in socioeconomically deprived areas, study finds
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 13, 2023
Nursing homes in neighborhoods experiencing socioeconomic deprivation could find it challenging to sufficiently staff their facilities, according to a recent study published in the Journal of the American...
NLRA doesn’t shield strikers who don’t take ‘reasonable precautions’ to protect employer’s...
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 02, 2023
Labor unions cannot use provisions of the National Labor Relations Act to try to shield themselves from taking “reasonable precautions” to protect an employer’s property from damage caused by a sudden...
Retired women more likely to live in poverty than retired men: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 26, 2023
Generally speaking, women are more likely to live in poverty in retirement than are men, according to an issue brief released this month from the Women’s Bureau of the Department of Labor. Additionally,...
Older women workers face significant financial hurdles: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 31, 2024
Women aged 55 or more years face significant financial hurdles, according to a recent report from the Center for American Progress.
Wages rising in senior living, and elsewhere
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John O'Connor
Nov 05, 2018
If it seems you are paying staff more lately, it’s probably because you are. Wages for all U.S. workers rose by 2.9% between September 2017 and September 2018, according to new Labor Department figures.
DOL rule will hurt many senior living workers over time
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John O'Connor
Apr 25, 2024
It’s a bit exhausting to keep writing about ways good intentions from our regulatory agencies keep fueling disastrous outcomes.
Workforce mental health needs increase for most large employers: survey
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 24, 2023
Seventy-seven percent of large employers reported an increase in workforce mental health needs in a recent survey by Business Group on Health. That’s an increase of 33% from a year ago, when 44% of employers...