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...
LeadingAge Launches Third Annual Workforce Survey… And They Want to Hear from You!
LeadingAge continues to innovate and forge new workforce pathways and policies to support your work, and they need to hear from you. Please take a few minutes to answer a brief snap poll about...
Report Finds Older Adults are an Increasing Portion of the Workforce… And Are Happy...
Pew Research Center released a report indicating that older workers comprise an increased percentage of the workforce and are earning higher wages. The findings suggest that older workers are working longer hours, more likely...
Economic Data Show Healthcare Job Growth, but Demand for Workers Continues to Exceed Supply
According to a February 2nd report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of healthcare jobs increased by 70,000 in January, with gains in hospitals (+20,000), nursing and residential care facilities (+17,000),...
Bureau of Labor Statistics Releases Job Opening and Turnover Report
On January 30th, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its Job Opening and Turnover Survey for December 2023. Job openings rose slightly to 9.03 million up from 8.93 million in November 2023. Turnover related...
Check Out the Most Recent Research and Innovation Related to LTC Workforce
The Roger C. Lipitz Center for Integrated Health Care at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health recently released their Winter 2024 Integrated Health Care Issue Brief , focusing on Opportunities for Strengthening the...