Senior living industry pitches immigration reform as partial solution to workforce crisis
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 02, 2022
With the workforce crisis top of mind for most senior living and other long-term care providers, trade associations representing providers are making a last-minute push to float immigration reform to the...
Midterm elections mean change, but also opportunities, for senior living industry: experts
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 03, 2022
The midterm elections will have major implications for the Biden agenda, potentially flipping control of the House and Senate. But with change comes new opportunities, according to senior living experts.
Senior living coalition calls on Congress to address workforce crisis
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 20, 2022
A coalition of senior living advocacy groups is calling on congressional leaders to build and train the workforce needed now — and into the future — to care for the nation’s rapidly growing aging...
Clearing immigration’s ‘insurmountable roadblocks’ a chance to address worker shortages, industry...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 15, 2022
Clearing “insurmountable roadblocks” to immigration would help address critical workforce shortages in the senior living industry, an industry leader told the Senate Judiciary subcommittee in response...
Streamlined wage determination process could help address workforce crisis
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 08, 2022
A more streamlined wage determination process for nurses will help the long-term care industry address a historic workforce crisis, according to industry experts.
$560 million in Provider Relief Fund payments heading to operators this week
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 25, 2022
More than 4,100 healthcare providers are in line to receive collectively more than $560 million in Provider Relief Fund Phase 4 general distribution payments this week, bringing to $19 billion the total...
COVID-19 relief, immigration top ASHA’s lobbying efforts
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 10, 2022
The American Seniors Housing Association kicked off its second Senior Living Strong Virtual Lobbying “Fly-In” by advocating for additional COVID-19 relief and immigration reform.
Long-term care seeks visa prioritization for ‘desperately needed’ workers
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 08, 2021
Senior living and skilled nursing provider organizations joined forces last week to ask the State Department to prioritize foreign-trained nurse and healthcare worker immigrant visas to help address the...
Legislation would create new visa classification to address senior living workforce shortages
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 22, 2021
Proposed legislation creating a new visa classification is being eyed as one option to address the workforce shortages continuing to plague the senior living industry.
Senior living leaders hopeful $3.5 trillion budget bill will remember providers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 15, 2021
Senate Democrats announced a $3.5 trillion budget agreement on Tuesday, and although details are limited on how the package specifically might affect aging services providers, senior living leaders remain...