Provider, union creatively team to offset workforce shortages
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Nov 15, 2023
Long-term care’s worker shortages are leading to creative solutions and new partnerships in western New York, where a skilled nursing company is working with its local union and an education cooperative...
Dozens of providers join 4th lawsuit filed against funding, minimum staffing law
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Apr 17, 2023
A fourth lawsuit has been filed against New York state’s profit-cap mandate that directs any facility profits over 5% to a statewide pool.
Permanent nursing home closures may loom with ‘defining moment’ at hand, providers and union warn
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Mar 07, 2023
Labor and management are in lockstep that the 5% Medicaid reimbursement increase proposed by New York’s governor will not do nearly enough to alleviate the pressures facing nursing homes.