NCAL, Argentum tell OSHA: COVID-19 healthcare rule could compound senior living financial, workforce...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 28, 2022
Senior living industry leaders brought their concerns about a proposed federal COVID-19 healthcare rule to the table on Wednesday in testimony reiterating their opposition to broad requirements that they...
Long-term care workforce challenges remain at ‘crisis’ level
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 11, 2022
Federal jobs data show that workforce challenges in the long-term care industry remain at a ‘crisis’ level, according to the industry.
Touting the industry’s success in COVID-19 vaccination of staff members, senior living leaders expressed relief Tuesday after the federal government announced its withdrawal of the COVID-19 vaccination-and-testing...
Tightening labor market requires employers to be competitive: labor expert
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 21, 2021
With a tightening labor market, employers need to stand out and be competitive to attract and retain workers, according to a labor data expert.
Proposed bill ‘great first step’ toward addressing long-term care workforce challenges
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 10, 2021
A bill to reauthorize funding for programs that prevent elder abuse also would provide $400 million annually for states to enhance education and training for direct care workers in long-term care settings.
Employee retention can be a provider’s top recruiting tool
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 18, 2021
In 2018, Presbyterian Homes Inc. of North Carolina (PHI) started looking more seriously and strategically at its workforce.
Pandemic will forge an improved senior living product, leaders say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 04, 2021
COVID-19 has had a devastating effect on the senior living industry. But industry experts said Wednesday that they are optimistic it will emerge a better product on the other side.
‘Living wage’ would benefit 75 percent of direct care workforce: LeadingAge report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 23, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the role of the country’s 3.5 million direct care workers on the front lines of the public health crisis, but those workers are undervalued and face barriers...