Kentucky SNFs expect to lose at least 11% of workforce due to vaccine mandate
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Amy Novotney
Sep 07, 2021
Leaders from Kentucky’s long-term care industry implored state lawmakers Thursday to provide more support for its bruised and battered workforce.
Brightview Senior Living only senior living provider named to the 2021 People Companies that Care list
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Amy Novotney
Sep 03, 2021
For the first time, Brightview Senior Living has been named one of the 2021 People Companies that Care. The award program, conducted by Great Place to Work and People magazine, honors the top companies...
Workers who resign over vaccine mandates may not be eligible for unemployment
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Amy Novotney
Sep 02, 2021
Long-term care workers who choose not to be vaccinated against COVID-19, despite an employer requiring it, could be denied state unemployment benefits, some experts now say.
Florida SNFs donate scholarships to PHSC practical nursing program
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Amy Novotney
Sep 01, 2021
A Florida-based practical nursing program is getting a financial boost from a group of skilled nursing facilities in an effort to help encourage more students to pursue careers in nursing.
Nursing homes lose 19,000 jobs in April: BLS
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Amy Novotney
May 10, 2021
The healthcare sector lost approximately 4,100 jobs overall in April, an unwelcome sign as the economy continues recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new data released Friday from the Bureau...
DOL withdraws independent contractor rule
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Amy Novotney
May 06, 2021
The Department of Labor is officially withdrawing the prior administration’s independent contractor rule, which would have made it easier for businesses to classify workers as independent contractors...
Proposed legislation seeks to provide path to citizenship for immigrant workers in long-term care
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Amy Novotney
May 05, 2021
Undocumented immigrants working as essential workers, including those in long-term care facilities and those working in home- and community-based services, would be eligible for a path for citizenship...
COVID-19 pandemic has created a ‘civil rights crisis’ for many workers: EEOC
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Amy Novotney
Apr 29, 2021
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Wednesday explored the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on civil rights in the workplace at its first all-virtual Commission hearing.
Workers could get 12 weeks of paid leave under Biden’s newly proposed American Families Plan
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Amy Novotney
Apr 29, 2021
Senior living and care operators soon could be required to provide workers with 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave, thanks to President Joe Biden’s newly proposed American Families Plan.
Double-shifts, time sharing and tiers may be part of ‘creative’ approach needed to boost staff recruitment...
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Amy Novotney
Apr 28, 2021
To recruit new employees into senior care, the key approach is using creativity and offering flexibility, according to Bette McNee, RN, a senior clinical risk management consultant at Graham Company, one...