Shoring up direct care workforce will take investment in recruitment, retention, career advancement,...
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 22, 2023
Investments in recruitment, retention and career advancement opportunities are needed to stem the shrinking direct care workforce, researchers said Thursday in Health Affairs.
Senior living celebrates ‘big wins’ in proposed $1.7 trillion omnibus package
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 21, 2022
Senior living advocates are claiming “major victories” for the industry following the release of the proposed $1.7 trillion congressional year-end spending bill on Monday.
Bill would close loophole on sexual predators working in senior living communities
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 27, 2023
Legislation preventing sexual predators and human traffickers from working in senior living communities is working its way through the Oklahoma Legislature.
Employers should tread carefully in maintaining pandemic-era practices, EEOC says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 17, 2023
The COVID-19 public health emergency is over, but employers can continue implementing many pandemic-era practices, according to the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Supreme Court expands employers’ requirements for religious accommodations
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 30, 2023
How far must an employer go to accommodate a workers’ religious practices? The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that an employer’s financial hardship must be more than a minimal one to deny a worker time...
Proposed legislation would restore worker tax cuts, support unionization efforts
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 13, 2023
Democrat senators introduced two bills Thursday that they claim will make the tax code fairer for workers. The bills aim to ease workers’ tax burden and crack down on corporate anti-union practices
Proposed bill addresses parallel senior living, child care workforce shortages through intergenerational...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 19, 2023
Legislation targeting the twin senior and child care workforce shortages was introduced Friday to address the epidemic of loneliness by fostering intergenerational connections.
OSHA seeks feedback on potential workplace violence rule in healthcare settings
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 09, 2023
Residential care facilities are among the stakeholders the federal government is seeking input from on a possible future workplace violence prevention rule in healthcare and social assistance settings.
Federal government boosts support of HCBS, releases worker registry guidance
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 13, 2023
When the American Rescue Plan Act was passed in 2021, home- and community-based services were estimated to receive $12 billion. Now, $37 billion is now being used for HCBS across the country in all 50...
Workforce training program being evaluated by LeadingAge LTSS Center
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 08, 2023
The LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston has been selected to evaluate the three-year Gateway-In Project, a workforce training initiative designed by LeadingAge California.