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...
Kaiser study finds severe workforce shortages challenging HCBS providers
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 12, 2021
A new study by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) found home care and group home providers suffered significant workforce shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Business briefs, Nov. 4
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 04, 2021
Dwindling savings, less fear of COVID may drive some back to work, experts say … Workforce shortage worsens in long-term care sector … OdessaConnect launches ‘Connection Caddy’ for memory care...
Planned rate increases meant to help providers address workforce shortages, pandemic costs
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 19, 2022
Assisted living communities in Nebraska could see temporary funding increases to address workforce shortages and continuing pandemic-related costs if a state plan is approved by the federal government.
Medical costs expected to increase 7 percent in 2024: survey
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 05, 2023
PwC’s Health Research Institute is projecting a 7% year-over-year medical cost increase in 2024. The projected medical cost trend in 2022 and 2023 was 5.5% and 6%, respectively.
‘Commonsense immigration reform’ still a key to addressing workforce shortages in long-term care
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 23, 2021
The long-term care industry Friday may have hit a bump in pinning some of its hopes on immigration to ease the ongoing workforce shortages, as the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that...
Business briefs, April 28
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 28, 2022
State senate passes HHS bill to address long-term care workforce shortage … Green House Project, Pioneer Network announce formal alliance … . Fitch Ratings affirms Village at Germantown series 2014...
Feds aim to strengthen immigrant workforce, but do plans go far enough for long-term care?
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 30, 2023
New federal plans to strengthen the country’s immigrant workforce might bring the long-term care sector one step closer to alleviating its workforce shortage. But some wonder whether the plans go far...