Long-term care leaders return to basics, employ innovation to grow direct care staff
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 20, 2024
Facing the reality that most new nurses don’t choose to enter geriatrics, senior living and skilled nursing leaders both are going back to the basics and seizing on innovation to expand their direct...
Immigration reform needed to solve caregiver shortage: Brookings
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 09, 2024
Immigration reform is necessary to expand the availability of caregivers, according to experts at the Brookings Institution.
Congress should create national database about older adults in guardianships, group says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 01, 2024
Congress should create and fund a national database that contains demographic data about older adults who have guardians, recommends a new white paper from Justice in Aging.
Fixing immigration system only 1 solution to workforce crisis: expert
By
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.
ATI Nursing Education, inSpring partner to boost pipeline of international nurses
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 09, 2024
ATI Nursing Education and minority-owned talent mobility company inSpring have partnered to try to help bring more international nurses on board to work in the United States.
Assisted living provides value, satisfaction in long-term care continuum, industry advocates say
By
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...
Cap reached for H-2B visas as new tools are planned for H-1B visas
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 17, 2024
US Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough petitions to reach the congressionally mandated cap for the additional 20,716 visas made available for returning workers for the first half of...