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Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board Holiday Pay Rule Approved for Submission to Office of Administrative Hearings
On October 10, 2024 by Jeff Bostic
Today, the Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board rule that would require eleven paid holidays was approved by the board for submission to the Office of Administrative Hearings.
Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board Holiday Pay Rule Posted for Public Comment
On August 29, 2024 by Jeff Bostic
Earlier this week, the Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board’s proposed holiday pay rule – which would require eleven paid holidays and establish requirements for certified worker training organizations – was posted for public comment.
Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board Gives Final Approval to Holiday Pay Rule
On August 15, 2024 by Jeff Bostic
Last week, the Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board moved forward on a rule that requires eleven holidays and establishes requirements for certified worker training organizations.
New CMS Rule on Nursing Home Staffing Ratios: Our Response and Next Steps
On April 25, 2024 by Kari Thurlow
On Monday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a long-awaited rule to impose minimum staffing ratios on nursing homes nationwide.
DOL Updates Timeline for Overtime Pay Rulemaking
On January 26, 2023 by Mark Schulz
According to recent news from the White House, the federal Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division's proposed overtime rule will now be published in May. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking was initially slated for April 2022 but then delayed to October that year. The May goal represents a second delay.
Nurses and Hospitals Reach Tentative Agreement on Nursing Contracts
On December 8, 2022 by Mark Schulz
Earlier this week, the Minnesota Nursing Association (MNA) nurses and various hospitals came to a tentative agreement that will avert the planned unfair labor practices strike scheduled to start on Sunday, Dec. 11. MNA nurses will work quickly to vote on the tentative agreement Specifics of the official agreements remain unconfirmed, but MNA has released a statement detailing the tentative three-year contracts.
New Data on Caregiving Workforce
On September 15, 2021 by Jenna Kellerman
PHI has released a new annual report on the caregiving workforce. This report focuses on how job quality in our sector has prevented an effective response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
New Report Outlines Workforce Vision
On July 7, 2021 by Jenna Kellerman
LeadingAge National's LTSS Center @UMass Boston released a report titled Feeling Valued Because They Are Valued, describing “a vision for professionalizing the caregiving workforce in the field of long-term services and supports.”
Need Emergency Staffing Funds?
On October 14, 2020 by Jeff Bostic
The Provider Relief Fund web page now includes a portal for applying for $20 billion in additional COVID-19 response funding.
Out of Reach: Wages Don’t Support Housing Needs for Senior Living Workers
On June 19, 2018 by Jodi Boyne
Jobs in senior living and care centers will continue to be among the fastest-growing types over the next decade, but wages continue to be a barrier to staff recruitment and retention.