Important New Webinar: Workplace Violence and Safety in Home-Based Care

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As the home-based care market has grown substantially, so have the risks that aides, nurses, and therapists face when they walk into a home. Home health, home care, and hospice providers must understand how to deliver the best possible care while simultaneously ensuring their safety.  Join Andrea Devoti, Executive Vice President of the National Association for […]

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Podcast: Protecting Care at Home Workers

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The National Alliance for Care at Home and Medbridge have collaborated on a new podcast series about protecting care at home workers from violence and other threats on the job. Listen in as Alliance Executive Vice President Andrea Devoti and home health clinicians and leaders discuss violence prevention best practice and staff safety in home […]

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Leadership & Legal Education at the 2024 Home Care and Hospice Conference and Expo

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The 2024 Home Care and Hospice Conference and Expo will feature over 50 educational sessions, each one led by recognized experts in their field who are up to date on the latest developments in home health, home care, hospice, and palliative care. From clinical to financial, this conference has you covered. Let’s look at some of […]

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Critical New Report on Direct Care Workforce

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The direct care workforce, a crucial backbone of the healthcare industry, is facing unprecedented challenges, as revealed in the newly released 2024-2025 State of the Direct Care Workforce Report by MissionCare Collective, a leading organization dedicated to helping companies strengthen their workforce through a comprehensive suite of tools. This report, drawing from extensive data on the well-being of […]

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Legislation Introduced Designed to Bolster Nursing Workforce

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Representative Don Beyer (D-VA-8) has introduced the National Urgent Recruitment for Skilled Employees (NURSE) Visa Act to tackle the critical shortage of nurses in the United States. This legislation aims to provide 20,000 nonimmigrant visas annually for foreign nurses to work in areas identified by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) as experiencing workforce […]

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Save Big When You Help With the HCS Home Care/Hospice Salary & Benefits Studies

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Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service (HCS) has announced the 2024‑2025 Home Care and Hospice Salary & Benefits studies are now underway. The Reports are recognized as the authoritative source for comprehensive marketplace data for home health + hospice agencies. Last year’s Home Care Report contained data from 1,018 home health agencies. The Hospice Report had […]

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Federal Judge Partially Blocks FTC Ban on Non-Competes

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On July 3, 2024, Judge Ada Brown of the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a ruling in the lawsuit filed by Dallas tax service firm Ryan LLC (Ryan, LLC v. The Federal Trade Commission). The judge granted a preliminary injunction, halting the FTC’s non-compete ban for the plaintiffs named in […]

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New Overtime Rule Goes Into Effect

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Despite several challenges to the Department of Labor’s (DOL) new overtime rule, the final rule “Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees” went into effect as ordered on Monday, July 1, 2024, extending overtime protections for millions of salaried workers. Julie Su, acting Secretary of Labor, issued this […]

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Workforce Unplugged: Live Q&A with Angelo Spinola & Brandi Kurtyka

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Don’t miss our upcoming webinar, “Workforce Unplugged: Live Q&A with Angelo Spinola & Brandi Kurtyka.” Join us for an engaging and insightful conversation on the latest workforce trends with two industry leaders. What to Expect: At the end of the webinar, get a whirlwind 90-second overview of Polsinelli and MissionCare Collective and how both brands […]

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Looming Dept of Labor Rule Raising Salary Threshold Faces Legal Challenges

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The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Final Rule increases the salary threshold for certain exempt employees. Similar to the challenges seen when the DoL last issued updates to this rule in 2016, the 2024 iteration is currently under legal scrutiny, with multiple lawsuits challenging its legitimacy. As the July 1, 2024 effective date for these changes […]

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California Delays Minimum Wage Hike for Health Care Workers Until July 1

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On May 31, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 828, a bill authored by state Senator Maria Elena Durazo (D-26), delaying the start of minimum wage increases for health care workers by one month from its originally planned beginning on June 1, 2024. The new start date is now July 1, aligning with the state’s […]

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