Unions pump $50M into refreshed ‘Care Can’t Wait’ campaign … Staffing agency discriminated against job seekers based on race, sex and disability: EEOC … Walking 25 minutes a day is enough to...
New union voice joins fight for nursing home staffing minimums
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 14, 2023
Leaders of two major unions brought out the top brass and dug deep into their ranks so that nursing home staff, family members and a current resident could share the ways understaffing has affected them...
A modest staffing proposal
By
John O'Connor
Apr 30, 2023
With Labor Day upon us again, I think it’s as good a time as any to offer a suggestion that might fuel improvement.
Workers to picket facility with owners under state investigation
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 30, 2023
Nursing home workers at the 142-bed Comprehensive Rehabilitation & Nursing Center at Williamsville in Williamsville, NY, are planning to picket Friday.
How not to play the race card
By
John O'Connor
Mar 26, 2023
A major union made its long-term care strategy pretty clear in a recent blog. It wants more women to sign up. But one of the piece’s assertions is unlikely to help much.
Also in the News for Tuesday, Jan. 3
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 03, 2023
CNA on way home from Buffalo-area nursing home among those killed in Christmas weekend blizzard … Welltower partner Integra assigns ProMedica facilities to 15 regional operators, “evaluating opportunistic...
The carrot vs. the stick
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 06, 2022
As many states have moved to tighten regulations in lockstep with the federal focus on nursing home reform, there’s often been an unexpected guest at the negotiating table.
Also in the News for Thursday, Sept. 22
By
Joe Bush
Sep 22, 2022
Union approval ratings increase nationally…Northwest Indiana CCRC to lay off 71 workers as it closes SNF component…Washington state and New York City LTC staff unaffected by lifting of COVID-19 states...
Unionized nursing homes have better COVID-19 outcomes among residents, staff: study
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 22, 2022
The presence of a labor union in nursing homes was linked to lower COVID-19 mortality rates among residents and fewer infections among workers, according to a new Health Affairs study.
Also in the News for Friday, Jan. 7
Jan 07, 2022
White House, CDC: No plans to change meaning of ‘fully vaccinated’ … Nurses unions sue Biden over withdrawn COVID-19 protections … National Guard headed to nursing home with tragic COVID...