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Patients and Discrimination Against Caregivers
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has sued ACARE HHC, Inc.; doing business as Four Seasons Licensed Home Health Care Agency in Brooklyn, New York; on the basis that the Agency removed home health aides from work assignments based on their race and national origin in order to accommodate client preferences in violation of the […]
Read MoreHRSA Unveils New Funding to Build Health Workforce
In response to the escalating demand for skilled healthcare professionals in the context of home health care, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), a division of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), recently unveiled a new initiative, with funding exceeding $100 million, to fortify and augment the existing nursing workforce. This move by […]
Read MoreHRSA Unveils New Funding to Build Health Workforce
In response to the escalating demand for skilled healthcare professionals in the context of home health care, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), a division of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), recently unveiled a new initiative, with funding exceeding $100 million, to fortify and augment the existing nursing workforce. This strategic […]
Read MoreYour Help Needed to Improve Worker Safety
Workforce safety is important to all employers. As anyone reading or listening to the news knows, violence has increased in the world, and violence again all health care workers has increased as well. NAHC recognizes that the potential dangers of working in the home has been a hidden issue for many, and with the help […]
Read MoreYour Help Needed to Improve Worker Safety
Workforce safety is important to all employers. As anyone reading or listening to the news knows, violence has increased in the world, and violence again all health care workers has increased as well. NAHC recognizes that the potential dangers of working in the home has been a hidden issue for many, and with the help […]
Read MoreOSHA Finalizes Injury and Illness Log Submission Requirements
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a final rule that amends its occupational injury and illness recordkeeping regulation to require certain employers to electronically submit injury and illness information to OSHA that employers are already required to keep under the recordkeeping regulation. Specifically, OSHA finalized the requirement for establishments with 100 or more […]
Read MoreWe Need YOUR Help to Improve Workforce Safety
Workforce safety is important to all employers. As anyone reading or listening to the news knows, violence against health care workers is a continuing and worsening problem. As an industry – as a community – we must come together to solve this problem. NAHC recognizes that the potential dangers of working in the home has […]
Read MoreOSHA Finalizes Injury and Illness Log Submission Requirements
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a final rule that amends its occupational injury and illness recordkeeping regulation to require certain employers to electronically submit injury and illness information to OSHA that employers are already required to keep under the recordkeeping regulation. Specifically, OSHA finalized the requirement for establishments with 100 or more employees in […]
Read MoreSpecial Task Force Creates Guide to Care at Home Workforce Safety
Read the Call to Action: Protecting Home Care Employees from Workplace Violence Resource guide to be revealed at 2023 Home Care and Hospice Conference and Expo Related toolkit to be published soon! Over the past year, the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and Johns Hopkins Care at Home (JHCH) have led a […]
Read MoreOSHA Finalizes Injury and Illness Log Submission Requirements
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a final rule that amends its occupational injury and illness recordkeeping regulation to require certain employers to electronically submit injury and illness information to OSHA that employers are already required to keep under the recordkeeping regulation. Specifically, OSHA finalized the requirement for establishments with 100 or more employees in […]
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