Support, data, immigration reform necessary to address caregiver workforce shortage
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 08, 2023
Supportive environments to increase retention, domestic and immigration policy reform, and solid data-gathering measures are among the recommendations coming out of a new report addressing the direct care...
Leave assisted living regulation to states, turn federal focus to workforce pipeline, industry advocate...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 06, 2024
An assisted living advocate is telling Congress that rather than add “new layers of bureaucracy” through federal oversight of the industry, regulation of the setting should be left to the states while...
Current federal efforts targeting care economy ‘miss the mark,’ industry advocates say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 10, 2024
As a kickoff to Caregivers Month, President Biden spoke Tuesday about the “care economy” at Washington, DC’s Union Station, celebrating the contributions of care workers across the country. Senior...
Bill promises ‘generational investment’ in senior living and care workforce
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 17, 2024
Proposed federal legislation would make a “generational investment” in the senior living and care workforce at a time when the aging population is growing exponentially and an increasing number of...
Two senior living operators recently entered settlement agreements after discrimination complaints were filed alleging age and disability discrimination or violations of immigration laws.
Older adult population will surpass younger age groups in 2029 as ‘notable shifts’ occur
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 22, 2023
The US older adult population is expected to surpass the size of younger age groups in 2029, according to the latest US Census Bureau population projections, which also forecast that the nation’s population...
‘Epic’ workforce challenges can be addressed by short-term, mid-term and long-term solutions
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 10, 2023
The staffing challenges affecting senior living and other long-term care providers has reached “epic proportions,” according to one expert speaking at this week’s 2023 LeadingAge Annual Meeting.
Proposed nursing home staffing mandate would hurt senior living providers ‘fishing from the same...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 07, 2023
CHICAGO — Even though the staffing mandate proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services directly would apply only to nursing homes, senior living providers as well as providers across the...