‘Tens of thousands’ of nursing home caregivers could lose their jobs this week: AHCA
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 04, 2022
Tens of thousands of nursing home caregivers could lose their job on Friday if the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services does not reissue a blanket waiver, the American Health Care Association said...
NLRB: Not so fast ending dues checkoff when union contract expires
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 04, 2022
Employers may not unilaterally stop deducting union dues from employees’ paychecks after a labor contract expires, the National Labor Relations Board said in a decision issued Monday.
Report: Nurse residency programs could help reduce turnover
By
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.
California Workforce Development Board grants $14M for CNA, LVA apprenticeship program
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 21, 2022
The California Workforce Development Board has granted $14 million to the Center for Caregiver Advancement to launch a statewide certified nurse assistant registered apprenticeship program and to pilot...
Long-term care shows signs of recovery despite inflationary headwinds
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 16, 2022
Despite persistent labor and inflationary headwinds, senior living and skilled nursing are seeing growth in occupancy and rents, according to new reports from Marcus & Millichap released Wednesday.
Pandemic disruptions, stubborn trends slow job recovery for some older workers
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 06, 2022
Recent improvements in the labor market have not applied to some older workers. From stubborn trends to pandemic disruptions, senior women, Blacks and Hispanics as groups have not yet regained lost ground.
Hiring shifts to a ‘more conservative’ pace
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 02, 2022
Private sector employment increased by 132,000 jobs in August, according to the August ADP National Employment Report produced by the ADP Research Institute in collaboration with the Stanford Digital Economy...
New list ranks ‘hardest-working’ states
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 02, 2022
North Dakota tops WalletHub’s new list of “hardest working states,” and New Mexico comes in last. The list compares the 50 states across 10 key indicators.
Business briefs, Sept. 2
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 02, 2022
Indiana State Nursing Board settles with Justice Department over discrimination against people with opioid use disorder … North Dakota down 1,500 long-term care workers since start of pandemic … LeadingAge...
Employers usually can’t prohibit union-related clothing, NLRB says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 31, 2022
Employers cannot prohibit workers from wearing union-related apparel or logos on their clothing “absent special circumstances that justify such a restriction,” the National Labor Relations Board ruled...