Unions can organize ‘micro units’ under revived NLRB standard
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 21, 2022
A Trump-era standard that prevented unions from organizing “micro units” that can include subsets of the overall workforce has been overturned in a decision issued by the National Labor Relations Board.
Business briefs, Dec. 21
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 21, 2022
25 governors call for end to public health emergency … Senior living celebrates ‘big wins’ in proposed $1.7 trillion omnibus package … BLS: Fatal occupational injuries rose 8.2% in 2021...
Nursing care shortages likely to have predated pandemic
Dec 20, 2022
No evidence exists that large numbers of nurses left healthcare or hospital practice during first 18 months of pandemic.
Training, wage improvements necessary to increase supply of direct care workers, task force says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 20, 2022
Competitive compensation, skills training and job improvements are among the recommendations a state task force made to lawmakers to increase the supply of direct care workers in assisted living communities...
Engage, accommodate older workers to alleviate workforce challenges, study says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 20, 2022
Hiring older and more experienced workers could be a big help in alleviating workforce challenges, particularly in long-term care, according to a new article published in the Harvard Business Review.
NLRB reaffirms measures meant to prevent coercion of employees during unfair labor practice investigations
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 20, 2022
The National Labor Relations Board issued a decision Friday that reaffirms measures aimed at preventing employers from coercing workers when they interview them in preparation for unfair labor practice...
Business briefs, Dec. 20
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 20, 2022
Ransomware attacks lead CMS to issue new IDs to 254K Medicare beneficiaries … CareTrust REIT announces extension, renewal of unsecured revolver … Broadmark Realty Capital declares monthly cash dividend...
‘Tripledemic’ is hurting census growth: NIC
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 19, 2022
The pace of move-ins in senior housing and care organizations continued to hold steady, but a “triplememic” of viral respiratory infections is creating a disconnect between move-in rates and higher...
4 best practices to improve supervisor well-being
By
Michele Holleran, Ph.D., MBA
Dec 19, 2022
Focusing on supervisor well-being never has been more important. Here are some best practices for improving supervisor well-being.
Price of proposed nursing home staffing mandate? Try $11.3B a year, new AHCA report finds
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 16, 2022
The American Health Care Association Thursday released an updated report from accounting and consulting firm CliftonLarsonAllen LLP detailing the costs of a potential federal staffing mandate for America’s...