Family caregivers have fewer assets, more debt issues than non-caregivers
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 19, 2023
Family caregivers are likely to have fewer assets and more problems with debt than non-caregivers, despite having similar levels of knowledge and preparation for retirement, according to a new report from...
Texas ballot issue asserts guaranteed right to family caregiver visits at long-term care facilities
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 03, 2021
A ballot issue passed yesterday in Texas will amend the state’s constitution to allow residents of nursing homes and assisted living communities to designate “essential caregivers” who could not...
AHRQ seeks comment on healthcare workplace safety for staff, patients
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 13, 2022
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality hopes to develop, through the Department of Health and Human Services, a National Healthcare System Action Alliance to Advance Patient Safety in partnership...
Providers need ‘meaningful aid,’ groups say as president unveils executive order
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 19, 2023
Building a pipeline of professional caregivers and then retaining them in long-term care are some of the goals of an executive order signed Tuesday by President Biden. Provider groups responded by calling...
Business briefs, Sept. 28
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 28, 2023
Diversified Healthcare Trust announces personnel changes as it considers next steps in wake of failed merger … Newly formed Senior Living Transformation Company partners with Omega Healthcare Investors...
Business briefs, Nov. 1
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 01, 2023
Pay increased 4.6% for 12 months ending in September: BLS … Winning bidder identified for large nonprofit CCRC in $115M bankruptcy deal … 2022 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection due Dec. 5 … Report...
Business briefs, April 6
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 06, 2023
HUD extends comment period for Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing proposed rule to April 24 … Supreme Court denies emergency relief to Philip Esformes … Excitement over 3.7% SNF pay raise offset...
Better Care Better Jobs Act would create 500,000 direct care jobs: analysis
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 27, 2021
Passing the Better Care Better Jobs Act would create more than 500,000 new direct care jobs and provide respite care and other paid support, and it would enable millions of family caregivers to get back...
Shoring up direct care workforce will take investment in recruitment, retention, career advancement,...
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 22, 2023
Investments in recruitment, retention and career advancement opportunities are needed to stem the shrinking direct care workforce, researchers said Thursday in Health Affairs.
Business briefs, Dec. 5
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 05, 2022
Apprenticeship program offers window into potential staffing solution … Rosalynn Carter Institute calls on HHS to increase funding for family caregivers … Healthcare employment rose by 45,000 in November:...