Report from task force to address healthcare worker shortage coming in October
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 17, 2024
Texas’ Healthcare Workforce Task Force is up and running and set to release its final report Oct. 1.
State AG seeks input on two proposed mergers including long-term care
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 05, 2023
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) is considering the proposed mergers between healthcare systems Essentia Health and Marshfield Clinic Health System and between health systems St. Luke’s Duluth...
Some out-of-state nurses allowed to practice in Pennsylvania starting Sept. 5
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 28, 2023
Beginning Sept. 5, registered nurses and licensed practical nurses from 40 other states who hold multistate licenses through the Nurse Licensure Compact, or NLC, will be able to provide in-person and telehealth...
Making long-term care employers more competitive is goal of association, university partnership
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 18, 2023
A new partnership aims to make skilled nursing facilities, assisted living communities and personal care homes in Pennsylvania more competitive as employers by enabling them to offer tuition discounts...
Career pathway programs can mitigate workforce shortages: report
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 21, 2023
Some states are looking at developing career pathway programs as a strategy to address or mitigate workforce shortages in long-term care, according to a recent report from the National Conference of State...
State, feds take steps to ensure rights for LBGTQ+ seniors, workers
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 04, 2023
New York state and the federal government took steps last week to protect rights for members of the LBGTQ+ community — both those living in long-term care and employed in the workplace at large.
Bill increasing paid sick leave from 3 to 5 days awaits governor’s signature
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 15, 2023
Employers in California would be required to allow workers to take five days of sick leave per year, rather than the three days currently required by law, under legislation passed Wednesday by the California...
Bill would allow broader long-term care tax opt-outs
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 12, 2023
Republicans in Washington state are expected to introduce a bill that would allow any resident to opt out of the long-term care payroll tax that went into effect July 1