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Your Help Needed: National Dementia Workforce Study Surveys Underway

The National Dementia Workforce Study, sponsored by the NIH National Institute on Aging, is conducting surveys of the dementia care workforce to understand the challenges you and your staff face. We hope your organization will participate if invited. Your voices can make a big impact on how we understand the dementia care workforce. NDWS is […]
Read MoreYour Help Needed: National Dementia Workforce Study Surveys Underway

The National Dementia Workforce Study, sponsored by the NIH National Institute on Aging, is conducting surveys of the dementia care workforce to understand the challenges you and your staff face. We hope your organization will participate if invited. Your voices can make a big impact on how we understand the dementia care workforce. NDWS is […]
Read MoreConnecticut Takes Action to Protect Workers Who Provide Services in Patients’ Homes

A year after registered nurse Joyce Grayson was killed while visiting a patient at a halfway house for convicted sex offenders, the Connecticut legislature has taken action to help ensure the safety of workers who provide services in patients’ homes. Public Act 24-19, Substitute Senate Bill No. 1, became effective on October 1, 2024, and provides […]
Read MorePodcast: Protecting Care at Home Workers

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 […]
Read MoreCritical New Report on Direct Care Workforce

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 […]
Read MoreLegislation Introduced Designed to Bolster Nursing Workforce

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 […]
Read MoreNew Overtime Rule Goes Into Effect

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 […]
Read MoreWorkforce Unplugged: Live Q&A with Angelo Spinola & Brandi Kurtyka

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 […]
Read MoreLooming Dept of Labor Rule Raising Salary Threshold Faces Legal Challenges

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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