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...
Caregiver discrimination in workplace, updated COVID-19-related rules addressed by EEOC
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 16, 2022
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Monday released a technical assistance document on caregiver discrimination well as an update to document explaining discrimination against employees and...
Burnout, optimism two sides of same caregiver coin
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 02, 2021
Stress and burnout are prime challenges coming out of the pandemic year, according to a recent industry survey of 2,800 skilled nursing and senior living workers.
Skilled nursing, assisted living providers offer incentives to attract caregivers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 14, 2021
Long-term care staff shortages have become commonplace across the board since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some skilled nursing and assisted living providers are offering perks such as referral...
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...
Workforce, living environment changes key to long-term care reform: AARP
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 02, 2021
To overcome staffing shortages common in long-term care, operators will need to provide adequate pay and benefits, safe working conditions and career structures that enable advancement that will ensure...
Wellness programming and creating an age-friendly culture in the workplace are keys to recruiting and retaining older employees, according to a Mather Institute survey of 232 senior living employees aged...
Senior living industry ripe for inventory growth: forecast
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 23, 2022
The senior living sector could see a robust uptick in inventory growth within four years, according to Sally Heffernan, senior vice president at Plante Moran Living Forward , the senior living development...
Business briefs, Jan. 5
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 05, 2022
Senior living occupancy recovery may stretch into 2023 — or 2028, leaders say … Manhattan DA declines to charge Cuomo for COVID-19 nursing home deaths … Florida bill would allow family to visit...
Only 24 percent of U.S. workers ‘very confident’ about retirement security, study finds
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 01, 2021
Retirement confidence varies across demographic segments, but overall, just 24% of U.S. workers are “very confident” that they will be able to maintain a comfortable lifestyle in retirement, according...