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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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%...