State-level initiatives tackle language-based barriers to worker training, testing
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 20, 2024
Foreign-born workers account for 27% of the nation’s direct care workforce, but many states maintain strict, English-only testing and training requirements that can prevent some immigrants from entering...
Fixing immigration system only 1 solution to workforce crisis: expert
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 27, 2024
The healthcare sector’s heavy reliance on immigrants underscores the urgent need for comprehensive immigration reform, argues labor economist Ron Hetrick.
NCAL joins other groups to support immigration bill that would recapture unused visas
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 04, 2024
The National Center for Assisted Living has joined other groups in backing a proposed immigration bill that seeks to reissue unused visas to healthcare professionals.
More news for Thursday, Feb. 8
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 08, 2024
Bipartisan immigration proposal does not address direct care workforce .. Tax package has implications for senior living communities … Senior living and care facility cited for death, physical abuse...
Assisted living provides value, satisfaction in long-term care continuum, industry advocates say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 26, 2024
The assisted living industry is fighting back against growing scrutiny over staffing challenges and what consumer groups and the lay media say is a cost structure that prices many older adults out of services...
Support, data, immigration reform necessary to address caregiver workforce shortage
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 08, 2023
Supportive environments to increase retention, domestic and immigration policy reform, and solid data-gathering measures are among the recommendations coming out of a new report addressing the direct care...
Nursing home staffing mandate puts assisted living communities at risk of losing workers, experts say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 06, 2023
Assisted living communities are at risk of losing staff members following the first-ever proposed federal staffing mandate for nursing homes, released Friday, according to senior living experts.
‘Organic’ immigration reform efforts necessary to move Congress, expert says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 18, 2023
In a political environment without an appetite for bipartisanship, efforts originating from other stakeholders will be necessary for immigration reform to occur, according to an immigration expert.
Development programs, immigration among potential solutions to workforce crisis, provider groups tell...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 21, 2023
Workforce development programs and immigration reform are among the potential solutions to staffing challenges that senior living advocates presented to lawmakers seeking options to address the crisis.
20 long-term care-related groups oppose immigration-related fee changes
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 09, 2023
Increasing immigration fees will take a toll on long-term care providers that heavily rely on those workers — especially during such a dire workforce and economic crisis, according to a coalition of...