Senior living workforce, affordable housing priorities included in House appropriations proposal
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 01, 2022
Workforce development, dementia care and affordable senior housing are among the funding priorities affecting senior living included in the proposed House appropriations bill.
Long-term care operator transitions TNAs to CNAs in ‘Grand’ style
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 29, 2022
The Valley Stream, NY-based Grand Healthcare nursing and rehabilitation system recently graduated 85 home-grown certified nursing assistant students through its in-house training program.
Building a thriving care workforce means addressing burnout: Surgeon General advisory
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 24, 2022
“Confronting the long-standing drivers of burnout among our health workers must be a top national priority,” Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy, M.D., M.B.A. said in an advisory published Monday.
Program gets $6 million to expand CNA training, mentorship program
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 23, 2022
An additional $6 million investment will expand the WisCaregiver Careers workforce development program to address the shortage of certified nursing assistants in the state’s nursing homes, Wisconsin...
LTC Properties defers or abates $2 million in rent as operators feel ‘some stress’
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Lois A. Bowers
May 02, 2022
Long-term care operators felt “some stress” in the first quarter as they continued to confront labor pressures and inflation, LTC Properties Chairman and CEO Wendy Simpson said Friday during the Westlake...
Nursing home workforce shortages hit Minnesota the hardest, California the least
By
Ron Rajecki
Apr 18, 2022
Minnesota’s nursing homes reported the largest staffing shortages in the country, according to an analysis of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services data conducted by Seniorly.
12 tips for recruiting and retaining staff members
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 28, 2022
At what National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care President and CEO Brian Jurutka said was “probably the most important session” at the group’s Spring Conference, four speakers shared...
Pandemic crisis ‘far from over’ in senior living, Argentum tells White House
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 25, 2022
While the nation turns the page on the crisis stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, Argentum is asking the Biden administration to redouble its efforts to help vulnerable older adults and their frontline caregivers.
Operators welcome delays in enforcing New York’s nursing home staffing requirements
By
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.
Senior living resident-led program removes barriers to U.S. citizenship for workers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 11, 2022
When Rita Siebenaler found out that $725 was all that was standing between immigrant staff members at her life plan community and U.S. citizenship, she decided to do something about it.