Critical Nurse Shortages Causing Longer Shifts for Nurses
On August 28, Vivian, a healthcare hiring platform, released an analysis of the average shift duration across states for Registered Nurses (RN) working in...
U.S. Labor Department Releases Revised Job Numbers
On Wednesday, August 21, 2024, the Department of Labor (DOL) released revised data indicating previous reports overestimated job growth, during the twelve months ending in March...
PHI Updates Direct Care Workforce State Index Tool
The online and interactive map and tool compiled by PHI has been updated with new data. First released in 2023, the tool rates states...
Home Health and Nursing Home Employees Likely to Have Educational and/or Medical Debt
A study published in JAMA Health Forum on July 26, 2024, analyzing medical and educational indebtedness among US health care workers found that 21%...
Economic Data Show Healthcare Job Growth, but Demand for Workers Continues to Exceed Supply
According to a July 5 report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of healthcare jobs increased by 49,000 in June, lower...
CMS to Host Webinar on State Strategies to Address HCBS Workforce Shortages
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a webinar to be held on July 10 at 1:00 PM CT. The session will...
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...
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...
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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...
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...
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...