Long-term care eligible for cut of $2M in workforce development grants
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 08, 2022
Wisconsin’s senior living and care operators are eligible to receive their share of the state’s $2 million grants from the Department of Workforce Development.
Assisted living a focus as OSHA increases COVID-19 inspections
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 07, 2022
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration plans to increase its inspections of assisted living communities and some other types of long-term care and healthcare-related employers as it extends...
Assisted living managers at CCRCs see 3.52 percent salary increases
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 07, 2022
Assisted living / personal care managers working in continuing care retirement communities have an average salary of $80,102 in 2022, a 3.52% increase over 2021, according to the 2022-2023 Continuing Care...
Staffing, technology topics featured Thursday at McKnight’s Senior Living Online Expo
Jun 13, 2022
Staffing and technology will be the areas of focus during the sixth annual McKnight’s Senior Living Online Expo on Thursday.
McKnight’s Senior Living Online Expo a week away!
Jun 09, 2022
At the event set for Thursday, June 16, attendees can earn up to two continuing education credits at no charge while learning about workforce issues and technology.
Contingent employees could save post-acute care $20 billion in lost revenue this year
By
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.
Listening can help reduce compassion fatigue in service industry: speaker
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 02, 2022
During a Wednesday LeadingAge membership call, Gregg Levoy, an author and speaker about mental health, acknowledged that long-term care providers are facing a workforce crisis of epic proportions, with...
Earn 2 CE credits June 16 at the McKnight’s Senior Living Online Expo
May 26, 2022
Attendees of this year’s McKnight’s Senior Living Online Expo can earn up to two continuing education credits at no charge while learning about workforce issues and technology.
Staff COVID-19 vaccinations have risen 25 percentage points under CMS mandate
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 18, 2022
COVID-19 vaccination rates among nursing home staff jumped 25 percentage points nationally thanks in no small part to a CMS mandate imposed earlier this year.
Benefits, culture key to hiring and retaining workers, leaders say
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 17, 2022
Combining pay increases with innovative benefits and a culture that rewards loyalty is a key way to improve long-term care hiring and retention, six industry leaders said last week.