Improve pipeline, job quality to help fill ‘daunting’ direct care job openings in residential care:...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 13, 2021
Approximately 495,600 direct care job openings will be created in residential care communities when workers exit the labor force over the next eight years, according to estimates based on new data from...
Will 2018 be a year of opportunity or challenge?
By
Jim Moore
Mar 01, 2018
Two current issues can make a big difference in individual performance: minimum wage impacts and CNA turnover trends.
Companies with female CEOs are more eco-friendly, researchers say
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 07, 2022
Companies led by women tend to make more environmentally friendly decisions, according to researchers at the School of Management at Northwestern Polytechnical University in Xi’an, China.
Nurses supported by managers more likely to stay with employers
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 14, 2023
Retaining nurses could be as simple as supporting their efforts to upskill, according to the results of a new study by Perceptyx.
Such an obvious way to improve recruitment and retention
By
John O'Connor
Nov 21, 2019
When it comes to finding and keeping workers, are you getting the word out about what sets senior living apart from the Amazons and Costcos of the world?
Employers cannot artificially reduce an employee’s pay rate to avoid paying the proper amount of overtime, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed.
Noncompete agreements violate National Labor Relations Act, NLRB general counsel says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 31, 2023
An estimated 38% of workers have been subject to a noncompete agreement at some time in their careers, according to US Government Accountability Office, but the agreements are “overly broad” and violate...
COVID-19 outbreaks could follow low employee vaccination rates
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 08, 2021
COVID-19 cases and mortality in long-term care facilities have decreased significantly in the months since residents and staff members were prioritized for vaccination. Nationwide, however, vaccination...
EEOC to home in on workplace discrimination
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 24, 2023
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission plans to increase its focus on protecting people with disabilities, older workers, LGBTQ+ individuals and temporary workers over the next five years. That’s...
Creatively leveraging existing immigration law key to meeting workforce needs: expert
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 08, 2023
Efforts to use immigration reform to address workforce shortages are nothing new, but senior living providers and advocates might want to consider some creative solutions by leveraging existing immigration...