Strikes expanding to new frontlines as stress grows among unexpected healthcare workers
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 20, 2023
Strikes like the massive one threatened by Kaiser Permanente’s California blue collar workers last month could be a sign of what’s to come for the broader healthcare sector.
Democrats push new LTC workforce bill as offset to nursing home mandate
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 17, 2024
Key Democratic leaders Tuesday positioned new long-term care workforce legislation as a way to support nursing homes when a first-ever staffing mandate is finalized.
State high court keeps provider COVID immunity in play but further defines scope
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 14, 2023
Connecticut’s highest court has offered a mixed ruling for a nursing home that sought dismissal of a wrongful death suit under a state provision limiting COVID-era liability.
EXTRA: CMS publishes rule outlining final staffing requirements
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 22, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said it would exempt nursing homes from having registered nurse coverage for up to 8 out of 24 hours a day “under certain circumstances,” unveiling...
RNs, building leaders bank major pay gains in 2023
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 07, 2023
Salaries for nursing home leaders continued their upward trajectory this year, with many facilities responding to staffing shortfalls by increasing pay more rapidly than in the past and sometimes tacking...
State panel approves nursing home worker minimum wages, including $24 hourly for CNAs
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Josh Henreckson
May 01, 2024
A Minnesota panel tasked with creating pay levels for nursing facilities approved a minimum wage for all nursing home workers Monday, following a concerted push from consumer advocates and union workers.
‘Hand-to-hand combat’ for workers, strict no-agency policy improve quality and workforce: PruittHealth...
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 24, 2023
PruittHealth this spring picked up seven more awards recognizing its quality efforts, but the number of residents who have access to the Georgia-based provider’s innovative and expanding post-acute services...
The 2023 McKnight’s Mood of the Market survey: Pay up if we’re ‘never going to get caught up’
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 31, 2023
The staffing crisis in long-term care is showing signs of easing, but many building leaders still want higher pay in exchange for the extra work they’re putting in, according to results from the fifth...
Orchestrating growth with a new ‘band’ of skilled nursing recruits: Hebrew SeniorLife’s Steve Landers
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 10, 2023
As it looks to recruit new staff Hebrew SeniorLife, plans to take its long-time educational mission to the people.
In McKnight’s 2023 Mood of the Market, nursing home managers warn to pay up, be flexible to stem...
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 10, 2023
The staffing crisis in long-term care is showing signs of easing, but many building leaders still want higher pay and more flexibility in exchange for the extra work they’re putting in, according to...