Report: Nurse residency programs could help reduce turnover
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 28, 2022
Nurse residency programs, which are popular among nurses, could alleviate turnover among long-term services and support services nurses, according to a research brief from the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMassBoston.
Employment (CARE) Opportunity Act would invest $1B in direct care workforce
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 12, 2021
The Direct Creation, Advancement, and Retention of Employment (CARE) Opportunity Act would invest more than $1 billion over five years in training and increasing opportunities for the direct care workforce,...
Union workers picket outside Pennsylvania nursing facilities
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 26, 2021
More than 4,000 union workers in Pennsylvania picketed outside of nursing homes Tuesday in protest of what they said are decades-old nursing regulations in need of updating.
Proposed law would enable some older workers to stay in jobs longer
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 12, 2021
Older Medicaid beneficiaries who are working and have disabilities no longer would need to retire at 65 to continue receiving benefits, under proposed legislation. The Supporting And Empowering the Nation...
Senator pushes for additional funding for long-term care facilities
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 20, 2021
Maine state Sen. Brad Farrin (R) is urging Gov. Janet Mills to channel more federal funds toward increasing reimbursement rates for direct care workers in the state.
Robotic ‘staff’ helping senior living community with housekeeping, mowing
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 29, 2022
Messiah Lifeways in Mechanicsburg, PA, is addressing workforce challenges head-on with the help of robots. A robotic vacuum and a robotic lawnmower — affectionately called Roving Rosie and Mr. Mow It...
Contingent employees could save post-acute care $20 billion in lost revenue this year
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 03, 2022
The post-acute care sector could lose up to $19.5 billion in revenue this year because of lower occupancy rates (which are down 14% since 2020) due to understaffing, predicts a new report.
‘Hyperinflation’ of construction materials expected to slow in 2022: ASHA brief
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 10, 2022
Nationally, inflation last year for new construction averaged approximately 14% and in some markets rose to more than 20%, Weitz Co. Senior Vice President Larry Graeve and Chief Estimator Amy Burk wrote...
Unions, worker advocates push for safeguards against expansion of temporary work visa program
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 20, 2022
The Biden administration has announced plans to add 20,000 H-2B temporary visas for winter hiring to meet employer demands, but organized labor has “raised alarms” that those programs will undermine...
Hiring from within key to reducing turnover in long-term care: survey
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 22, 2022
Skilled nursing facilities that hire from within their organizations had 22% less turnover in the past year than those that hire from outside their organizations, on average, according to the results of...