IntegraCare mentorship program benefits employees, residents across 3 states
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 10, 2022
IntegraCare’s Motivational Advancement Program, available to employees at all 15 of the company’s properties in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia, aims to improve employees’ lives and, subsequently,...
Staffing shortage severity may be lessening, executives say
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 06, 2022
Severe staffing shortages in long-term care may be lessening, according to results of Wave 40 of the Executive Survey, released Thursday by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.
Retired Americans returning to workforce amid rising wages, inflation
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 21, 2022
Retirees are returning to the workforce to reap higher wages and keep up with record inflation, according to an analysis released by Magnify Money earlier this month.
Number of nurse practitioners increases 9 percent since May
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 12, 2022
The number of licensed nurse practitioners has grown by 9% since May, according to data released Thursday from the Austin, TX-based American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
Operators welcome delays in enforcing New York’s nursing home staffing requirements
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 22, 2022
Some unions and advocates for older adults are concerned that minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes passed last May by New York state lawmakers have not taken effect.
Nursing home employment increases slightly in May: Labor Department
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 09, 2021
Employment in nursing homes rose last month, according to data released Friday from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
EEOC changes guidance on when employers can require COVID-19 testing of workers
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 25, 2022
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has updated its guidance on when employers can require COVID-19 testing with respect to people with disabilities. The Americans with Disabilities Act restricts...
Long-term care operators devise creative solutions to staffing shortages: NIC
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 08, 2022
Ninety-four percent of long-term care operators surveyed are experiencing moderate to severe staffing shortages, according to the latest Executive Survey Insights report, released Thursday by the National...
‘Pervasive’ staffing shortage poses dilemmas for skilled nursing sector
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 25, 2021
Staffing shortages have become “pervasive” nationwide since the pandemic began, and the acute shortage of nursing staff and aides in skilled nursing facilities likely has not hit rock bottom yet, National...
Positive company culture motivates, engages and retains employees, exec says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 18, 2022
Survey after survey shows that money isn’t the prime motivator for healthcare employees anymore. Support and appreciation outweigh wages in retaining workers during the pandemic.