Staffing shortages tops this year’s list of safety concerns: ECRI
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 15, 2022
Staffing shortages topped the list of safety concerns of healthcare providers, according to an annual report released Monday by ECRI.
‘Great Resignation’ becomes ‘Great Reshuffle’ of American jobs
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 16, 2024
After a record number of workers left their jobs in the early part of the decade in what was known as the “Great Resignation,” the American workforce has entered a period now dubbed the “Great Reshuffle,”...
Healthcare staffing crisis isn’t pandemic-related phenomenon, union says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 21, 2022
Nurses and other healthcare workers are leaving the profession in record numbers. And that isn’t just a pandemic-related phenomenon, according to a report released Thursday by the American Federation...
Lack of emergency savings No. 1 stressor for US workers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 13, 2023
Emergency savings ranks as the major savings goal for US workers, according to new research by Fidelity Investments.
Pathway Health launches workforce development initiative
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 29, 2023
Lake Elmo, MN-based Pathway Health has developed a new workforce initiative meant to address the need to fill leadership roles in senior living and skilled nursing.
Bill aims to help meet growing demand for qualified caregivers: Argentum
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 30, 2021
Recruiting and retaining qualified healthcare workers continues to be the No. 1 issue facing long-term care operators as the economy begins to recover from the pandemic.
Minnesota governor activates National Guard to support skilled nursing facilities
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 24, 2021
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) is activating the state’s National Guard to form skilled nursing “response teams” that will provide support to facilities experiencing worker shortages. He also is proposing...
Lessons from the pandemic can help ensure caregivers’ mental health and well-being
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 27, 2023
Healthcare organizations’ disaster preparedness plans must include “explicit plans for supporting mental health,” say the authors of a new piece in JAMA Psychiatry.
Only 24 percent of U.S. workers ‘very confident’ about retirement security, study finds
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 01, 2021
Retirement confidence varies across demographic segments, but overall, just 24% of U.S. workers are “very confident” that they will be able to maintain a comfortable lifestyle in retirement, according...
Mental health matters: Department of Labor
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 31, 2022
A new public education campaign will stress the importance of mental health-friendly workplaces, the Department of Labor announced Wednesday at the Society for Human Resource Management’s Workplace Policy...