A new public education campaign will stress the importance of mental health-friendly workplaces, the Department of Labor announced Wednesday at the Society for Human Resource Management’s Workplace Policy...
$414 million for healthcare providers approved by Michigan legislature
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 15, 2022
A bill passed last week by the Michigan legislature, if signed by the governor, will provide $414 million for healthcare providers via federal relief funding.
Feds award $103M in ARP funds to reduce healthcare worker burnout, shortages
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 25, 2022
The Biden administration is awarding $103 million in American Rescue Plan funds to 45 grantees to help reduce healthcare worker burnout and staffing shortages, the Department of Health and Human Services...
Building a thriving care workforce means addressing burnout: Surgeon General advisory
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 24, 2022
“Confronting the long-standing drivers of burnout among our health workers must be a top national priority,” Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy, M.D., M.B.A. said in an advisory published Monday.
Observe the ‘4 Ms’ when caring for those who care for residents, expert says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 02, 2022
In taking care of staff members, long-term care providers must ensure that the “four “Ms” are met: what matters most, medications, mobility and mind. That’s according to Emily Nicoli, MS, RN, chief...
Staffing shortages tops this year’s list of safety concerns: ECRI
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 15, 2022
Staffing shortages topped the list of safety concerns of healthcare providers, according to an annual report released Monday by ECRI.
Nursing homes to get staffing flexibility under bill
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 09, 2022
Nursing homes in Florida are expected to get more staffing flexibility under legislation passed Monday in the Florida Senate, which Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is expected to sign into law.
$1.3 million project aims to strengthen direct care workforce
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 05, 2022
A $1.3 million federal project, with funding spread out over five years, will establish a new center to help strengthen the direct care workforce providing home- and community-based services to older...
H2-B cap reached for immigration applications for second half of fiscal year
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 03, 2022
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough petitions to meet the congressionally mandated H-2B cap for the second half of fiscal year 2022, the agency announced Tuesday. The visa program...
‘Pervasive’ staffing shortage poses dilemmas for skilled nursing sector
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 25, 2021
Staffing shortages have become “pervasive” nationwide since the pandemic began, and the acute shortage of nursing staff and aides in skilled nursing facilities likely has not hit rock bottom yet, National...