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Foreign-born workers account for 27% of the nation’s direct care workforce, but many states maintain strict, English-only testing and training requirements that can prevent some…
Although North Carolina’s assisted living communities don’t employ large numbers of nurses, industry leaders noted that findings and recommendations from a state task force on…
As the nation’s population of older adults increases the demand for senior living and other forms of long-term care, states are stepping up to provide…
The Minnesota state partner of LeadingAge and Argentum and the state affiliate of the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living have collaborated on…
Maryland soon will join five other states and the Washington, DC, in requiring employers to disclose salary or wage ranges upfront in job listings. Maryland’s…
New York is set to become the first state to require employers to provide 20 hours of additional paid time off for pregnant workers for…
The state flag of California, where a new report says the direct care workforce needs to be expanded and outcomes improved for workers. (Credit: rarrarorro…
(Credit: andresr / Getty Images) A new $28.3 million grant program in Minnesota is focusing on recruiting and retaining immigrants, refugees and new Americans and…
(Credit: JJ Gouin / Getty Images) Assisted living communities in New Jersey continue to face significant staffing challenges that compromise infection control effectiveness, according to…
(Credit: hapabpa /Getty Images) Although appreciative of efforts to improve long-term care, Delaware’s senior living groups said that a package of recently introduced bills falls…
(Credit: Prostock-Studio / Getty Images) A proposed compromise bill supported by senior living groups, as well as other stakeholders, would allow staffing flexibilities in assisted…
Proposed law would impose federal reporting requirements on assisted living providers … Feb. 29 is deadline to participate in professional liability study … Iowa lawmakers…
(Credit: miodrag ignjatovic / Getty Images) The recent closure of a large skilled nursing facility in Missouri has led to a bill that proposes minimum…
Maryland State House in Annapolis. (Credit: gregobagel / Getty Images) A bill aimed at nursing home staff could potentially have negative effects on Maryland assisted…
(Credit: IronHeart/Getty Images) Three temporary staffing agencies collectively will pay more than $260,000 to resolve allegations that they charged assisted living communities and nursing homes…
The process for nursing homes, assisted living communities and other employers who want to use nurses from other states has been simplified in Pennsylvania. The…