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...
Nursing home workers laid off because of vaccine mandate see lifeline in pending state law
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 30, 2021
An attorney for 13 current and former employees of a county-owned nursing home is arguing the state’s consideration of an anti-mandate vaccination law should get his clients their jobs back.
Trouble with success
By
John O'Connor
Apr 01, 2014
As my dear mother used to say, it’s a rare cloud that doesn’t offer some kind of silver lining.
Cumulative cuts spell bad news for SNFs, report finds
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 28, 2012
Nursing homes are planning to layoff direct caregivers, reduce employee benefits and cancel facility expansion plans as a result of cumulative Medicare and Medicaid cuts, a new survey finds.
Medicare reimbursement cuts will force loss of 40,000 nursing home-related jobs, survey respondents say
Nov 08, 2011
The Medicare PPS skilled nursing facility final rule that was enacted Oct. 1 could result in 20,000 nursing home layoffs nationwide and another 20,000 jobs lost to abandoned expansion activity, according...