If a home care worker could work their shift, come home and take a class to receive certification or more credentialing, which may lead to higher wages, they may be more invested in home care as a profession.
McKnight’s Newsmakers podcast: Howard Gleckman, Senior Fellow, Tax Policy Center
May 19, 2022
An aging population colliding with a severe workforce shortage is creating a crisis for the home care industry. In this Newsmakers Podcast, Howard Gleckman, senior fellow at the Brookings-Urban Tax Policy...
Need to hire? Ditch the cash-only mentality, panelists offer
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 17, 2022
Combining pay increases with innovative benefits and a culture that rewards loyalty is a key way to improve long-term care hiring and retention, six industry leaders said last week.
Traveling nurse gravy train is running out of tracks
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 16, 2022
Many traveling nurses who rode a wave of sky-high wages on robust need during the COVID-19 pandemic are experiencing a cruel crash landing
Aveanna CEO: Mission taking a back seat to pay for caregivers
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 13, 2022
Aveanna CEO Tony Strange offered a brutal assessment of the home health and hospice hiring environment Thursday, telling Wall Street analysts that caregivers are now more concerned about wages than company...
Growing nurses pay gap hits women, minorities
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 13, 2022
A new study found a sizable pay equity gap among nurses. The gap is shortchanging women and minorities, in particular.
Aveanna posts Q1 loss due to caregiver supply challenges
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 12, 2022
Aveanna Healthcare battled a difficult first quarter with rising labor costs related to the COVID-19 pandemic hurting its bottom line.
McKnight’s Newsmakers podcast: Margaret Haynes, CEO of Right at Home
May 12, 2022
In this Newsmakers podcast, CEO Margaret Haynes talks about how she is positioning Right at Home for the future, leveraging staffing, data and technology.
DaVita exec skeptical COVID-19 is receding
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 11, 2022
The chief financial officer for global dialysis provider DaVita Health is throwing cold water on the notion that the COVID-19 pandemic is ending anytime soon.
Home care community takes key step on staffing woes
By
Liza Berger
May 06, 2022
If there was ever a time to pull out the stops to tackle home care’s caregiver shortage, it would be now.