Assisted living, skilled nursing continue to face workforce challenges: survey
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 24, 2021
Among 616 nursing homes and 122 assisted living communities recently surveyed on workforce challenges by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living, half responded that...
‘Fairly large contingent’ of National Guard will alleviate ‘healthcare backups’ at long-term...
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 19, 2021
“A fairly large contingent” of the National Guard will be enlisted to help with a statewide long-term care worker shortage that is hampering hospitals’ ability to transfer people with COVID-19 patients...
Proposed task force would advise Congress, president on nursing shortage
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 05, 2023
A bill recently introduced in the House of Representatives would establish a task force to advise Congress and the president on ways to alleviate the nursing shortage in the healthcare industry.
Immigration reform needed to solve caregiver shortage: Brookings
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 09, 2024
Immigration reform is necessary to expand the availability of caregivers, according to experts at the Brookings Institution.
Citing critical healthcare worker shortage, governor proposes $72 million for training
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 21, 2022
Nursing and healthcare worker shortage, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) has proposed allocating $72 million from the state’s coronavirus relief funds to help students and universities that train nurses...
Healthcare employers more likely than those in other industries to shrink workforce: survey
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 29, 2022
More than 40% of employers plan on expanding their workforces this year, but healthcare employers are not among them. That’s according to the results of a recent Fisher Phillips flash survey published...
New program’s ambitious goal is to train more than 1,000 CNAs
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 09, 2021
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) and state health officials announced a program to boost the long-term care workforce through a partnership among the colleges in the Minnesota state system, long-term providers...
Bill aims to build up nursing home workforce
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 16, 2022
Federal legislation introduced Thursday would extend temporary pandemic-era allowances in an effort to build up the nursing home workforce.
Job recovery still slow in long-term care: study
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 11, 2022
Pandemic-related healthcare job recovery has been slow, particularly in long-term care and, within long-term care, skilled nursing, according to a study published Friday in the JAMA Health Forum.
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...