Turnover among certified nursing assistants at long-term care facilities will be a top priority for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services going forward, a top agency official pledged Tuesday.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has been a catalyst for several changes in the design and operation of senior housing. Many of those changes are likely to be permanent in senior housing in the future.
COVID-19 has “ravaged” assisted living and other long-term care settings, with direct care workers on the frontlines struggling to remain in their jobs and provide quality care without sufficient training, support, protection or compensation, according to a new report.
COVID-19 is exhausting. That was the consensus of speakers focusing on issues related to the senior living workforce during the 2020 National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care Fall Conference, which is being held virtually this week and next.
Two assisted living facilities are among 37 businesses that have been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor for COVID-19 violations.
Almost 40 businesses have been cited for workplace violations related to COVID-19 since the pandemic began, and nearly all of them have been healthcare companies, including skilled nursing and assisted living operators. That’s according to data from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Health and Safety Administration.
Turnover rates among nursing home workers have increased dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston. Although these workers are particularly vulnerable to the health risks of COVID-19 due to their daily exposure to residents and patients and because many live in areas with high COVID-19 infection rates, little is known to date as to the specific reasons why so many of these workers have quit their jobs amidst the pandemic.
The Argentum apprenticeship program developed and expanded through a $6 million grant from the Department of Labor now has enrolled 785 participants and is on track to reach 1,200 by spring, the organization announced Tuesday, the first day of its online Senior Living Executive Conference.
The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the role of the country’s 3.5 million direct care workers on the front lines of the public health crisis, but those workers are undervalued and face barriers to economic security, according to a new report from LeadingAge.
