Growing demand for direct care workers underscores pressing need to invest in job quality: PHI
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 04, 2024
The direct care workforce serving residents in assisted living communities and other residential care settings has fluctuated in the past several years, struggling not only to return to pre-pandemic levels...
Building a ‘destination workplace’ in long-term care requires diverse investments, active listening...
By
Josh Henreckson
Jun 28, 2024
Faced with today’s complex array of financial, staffing and regulatory challenges, senior living and other long-term care providers across the care continuum must rely on an equally broad range of solutions,...
USCIS increases immigration and naturalization fees for first time in 7 years
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 01, 2024
Employers will pay higher fees to submit petitions for workers and to sponsor employees for permanent residence under a final rule published Tuesday by US Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Proposed federal regulation aims to help workers keep track of retirement savings when they switch jobs
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 22, 2024
A new regulation proposed last week by the Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration aims to help workers keep track of their retirement savings accounts better and improve their...
Proposed bill would expand upskilling, job training opportunities for nation’s workforce
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 12, 2023
The aging services industry has thrown its full support behind a bill that would expand skill development opportunities for American workers.
New initiative unifies direct care workers and family caregivers to achieve better outcomes
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 27, 2023
A multi-year collaboration aims to strengthen the relationship between direct care workers and family caregivers by drawing attention to policy barriers, research needs and workforce initiatives.
National initiative aims to strengthen bond between direct care workers, family caregivers
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 27, 2023
A joint initiative between PHI and the National Alliance for Caregiving aims to increase awareness of the challenges direct care workers and family caregivers face, and strengthen the bond between the...