RN wages projected to grow more rapidly than wages for other professions, study finds
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 12, 2023
Registered nurse salaries are projected to increase over the next decade at a rate that surpasses the rate of increases for some other healthcare professions, according to the results of a recent study...
74 percent of workers are concerned about their well-being at work: survey
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 12, 2023
Seventy-four percent of US workers are “moderately” or “highly” concerned about their workplace well-being, according to the results of the 2023 EBRI/Greenwald Research Workplace Wellness Survey.
Skilled nursing occupancy holds steady as providers face expense pressures: NIC
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 02, 2023
Occupancy among skilled nursing facilities held steady in July overall, after increasing in June, according to the latest Skilled Nursing Monthly Report, released Thursday by NIC MAP Vision.
Instability, disparity trend across SNF industry
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 02, 2023
“State-specific instability and disparity” is “the predominant trend this year” for skilled nursing providers, according to the “38th SNF Cost Comparison and Industry Trends Report” delivered...
CCRC ratings unlikely to be affected by SNF staffing mandates: Fitch
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 21, 2023
The minimum staffing rule that most nursing homes will be required to meet within the next three years will add to staffing pressures at continuing care retirement / life plan communities, but it will...
Retirement outlook improves, but not all retirees are optimistic
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 20, 2023
Economic conditions have improved the retirement outlook for Americans this year, according to the 2023 Natixis Investment Managers’ Global Retirement Index released last week. But at the same time,...
Recession could exacerbate ‘deteriorating’ outlook for CCRCs: Fitch
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 19, 2023
A possible recession is looming around the corner and could spell trouble for continuing care retirement / life plan communities, according to a report released Monday by Fitch Ratings.
Bill would increase federal minimum wage to $11 an hour
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 15, 2023
Republican senators Bill Cassidy (LA), Susan Collins (ME), Shelley Moore Capito (WV), Tom Cotton (AR), Mitt Romney (UT) and JD Vance (OH) on Wednesday introduced a bill that would gradually increase the...
Parts of Texas, Arkansas see greatest gains in per-capita income over 4 decades
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 08, 2023
Per-capita income rankings among the 110 largest metropolitan areas in the United States — areas with populations of 500,000 or more — have changed little since 1980, according to a recent blog post...
Demand for healthcare workers still outpaces supply
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 06, 2023
Although the unemployment rate sits at 3.8% as of Friday, the healthcare industry remains an outlier.