Moving Forward Nursing Home Quality Coalition, Phase II
The John A. Hartford Foundation has awarded the Moving Forward Coalition $1.69 million in funding to continue work on improving nursing home residents' quality of life. The new three-year award begins on July 1st,...
NEW ACTION ALERT: Support Legislation to Help Attract, Recruit, Retain Long-Term Care Workers
Please take action and urge your U.S. representatives to cosponsor the Nursing Home Workforce Support and Expansion Act (H.R. 7929). Introduced by Representatives Steven Horsford (D-NV) and Danny Davis (D-IL), this bill would provide...
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Coalition Seeks to Classify Nursing as a STEM
A new coalition of nurses, universities, and nurse advocacy groups is preparing to submit a petition to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) encouraging the department to reclassify nursing as a Science, Technology, Engineering,...
Legislation Introduced to Support Apprenticeship Programs and Protect Access to Public Benefits
On May 2, 2024, Rep DelBene introduced The Apprenticeship Opportunity Act(H.R. 8225) that would require states that receive grants for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program to exclude an individual’s first year...
EEOC Issues Regulations on Implementation of Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
On April 19, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published a final rule and interpretive guidance to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). As noted in this article prepared by LeadingAge prior to the...
Senate Long-Term Care Workforce Hearing and Legislation
On April 16, the Senate Committee on Aging held a hearing, The Long-Term Care Workforce: Addressing Shortages and Improving the Profession. Senators heard from four witnesses: Nicholas Smith, Direct Support Professional/Behavioral Health Specialist; Brooke Vogleman, Licensed...
Economic Data Shows Healthcare Job Growth, but Demand for Workers Continues to Exceed Supply
According to an April 5 report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of healthcare jobs increased by 72,000 in March, including gains in nursing and residential care facilities (+18,000), home health care (+12,000)...
A New Study Analyzes the Key Drivers of Nurses Exit from Healthcare
On April 9, researchers published a study in JAMA Network Open that surveyed 7,887 nurses working in long-term care communities in Illinois and New York who left the healthcare sector between 2018 and 2021...
Survey: Number of Nurses Increases, Shortages Remain
In March, HHS’s Health Resources and Services Administration released findings from its latest National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses. The National Center for Health Workforce Analysis conducts the survey, in collaboration with the U.S....
Ziegler CFO Report on Employee Compensation
On March 11, Ziegler released its latest CFO Hotline report, centered this time on employee compensation. Notably, this is the first time since 2013 that Ziegler has surveyed on this information. Key takeaways include...
President Biden issues executive order to expand federal apprenticeships
On March 6, 2024, President Biden issued an Executive Order encouraging federal agencies to expand efforts to hire employees through Registered Apprenticeship programs. The executive order requires the Office of Personnel Management and the...