News & Updates: Health Aides, Assistants and Guides (21)
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Arkansas Senators to Vote on Extending PCA Training Requirements
March 28, 2013 -- Arkansas state senators are expected to vote on April 1 on a bill that requires all personal care aides (PCAs) to have 40 hours of training as a condition of employment.
Source: PHI
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Tagged keywords: Arkansas, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Licensure and Certification, Medicare and Medicaid
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CareerSTAT Seeks Partners Interested in Front-line Workforce
April 3, 2013 -- CareerSTAT, a national collaboration funded by the Joyce Foundation, is seeking additional partner organizations with an interest in investing in front-line employees and helping them move up the career ladder.
Source: CareerSTAT
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Hospitals, Medical Assistants, National, Nursing Aides, Recruitment and Retention, Workforce Pipeline
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Community Health Workers Direct Brockton Patients to the Services they Need
April 29, 2013 -- Article tells of the Massachusetts HealthCorps Navigators program. Navigators work on projects that promote health education, patient access and developing fitness programs and nutrition tips under Community HealthCorps, an extension of AmeriCorps.
Source: EnterpriseNews.com
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Tagged keywords: Community Health Workers, Health Care Access, Massachusetts, Workforce Pipeline
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Healthcare Job Creation, Confidence Diminish
May 6, 2013 -- As the national economy rebounds, healthcare jobs are off their previous gangbuster pace. Last weeks Bureau of Labor Statistics April jobs report showed that the healthcare sector showed signs of softness.
Source: HealthLeaders Media
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Tagged keywords: Clinics, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Health Information and Informatics Occupations, Home Health Agencies, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Hospitals, National
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Home Care Workers' Wage Plight Attracts Media Attention
May 6, 2013 -- In recent days, numerous national media outlets have reported on the home care workforce as it waits for a long-promised change to federal law that would grant them basic wage protections.
Source: Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, National, Supply and Demand
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Home Services Workers Balk at Regulation
May 1, 2013 -- The Assembly Committee on Human Services in California yesterday voted to approve a bill designed to register and regulate home health care workers, but many home services agencies and workers oppose it.
Source: CaliforniaHealthline
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Tagged keywords: California, Home Health Agencies, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides
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Keeping Home Health Nurses Safe
April 17, 2013 -- Article discusses how nurses who provide in-home care face many of the same on-the-job safety concerns as their colleagues who work in controlled facility environments, like a hospital.
Source: Advance for Nurses
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Tagged keywords: Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, National, Nursing Occupations, Social Workers
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Lawmakers Support Direct-Care Worker Wage Increases in Minnesota, Massachusetts
April 25, 2013 -- State lawmakers in Minnesota and Massachusetts have taken steps to raise the wages of direct-care workers.
Source: Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Massachusetts, Minnesota
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Midlevel Health Jobs Shrink
April 25, 2013 -- The health-care sector, one of the last redoubts of stable and well-paying jobs for less-educated workers, is beginning to look less secure.
Source: Wall Street Journal
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Tagged keywords: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Compensation, Education and Training, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Hospitals, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, National, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacy Technicians and Aides, Physical Therapy Occupations, Physician Assistants, Registered Nurses
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Minnesota and Vermont Lawmakers Allow PCAs to Unionize
May 22, 2013 -- State legislatures in Minnesota and Vermont have passed bills giving personal care aides (PCAs) the right to join a union. The bills are expected to be signed by each state's respective governor
Source: Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Health Care Access, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Minnesota, Vermont
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New York City Summit Examines Home Care Jobs as Medicaid Transitions to Managed Care
April 25, 2013 -- Home health care professionals met at a New York City home care summit to discuss how best to support home care workers as the State Medicaid program transitions from a fee-for-service home care system to managed long-term care and workforce demands grow.
Source: Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Education and Training, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Home Health Agencies, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Medicare and Medicaid, New York, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Obama Administration Mulls Rule to Give Home Health Aides Better Wages
April 29, 2013 -- In 2011, the president called for a change in the Fair Labor Standards Act to provide minimum wage and overtime guarantees for these workers. But the proposal has been strongly opposed by some industry and disability groups.
Source: Kaiser Health News
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Health Care Access, Home Health Agencies, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, National
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Occupational Employment and Wages News Release
March 29, 2013 -- The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that nurse practitioners, with employment of 105,780, was the second largest new occupation in the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Tagged keywords: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Compensation, Midwives, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Aides, Nursing Occupations, Phlebotomists, Registered Nurses
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Patient Care Workers Set to Start Walkout at Five UC Hospitals
May 21, 2013 -- Respiratory therapists, nursing aides and surgical technicians are striking over staffing, pay and pension reform. Citing safety, a judge rules that about 450 employees cannot take part.
Source: Los Angeles Times
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Tagged keywords: California, Compensation, Nursing Aides, Respiratory Therapists, Surgical Technologists
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Physician Assistant Bill Clears First Hurdle
April 9, 2013 -- The California Senate Committee on Business and Professions approved SB 352 by Sen. Fran Pavley (D-Agoura Hills), a bill designed to allow physician assistants and other providers to oversee work by medical assistants.
Source: CaliforniaHealthline
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Tagged keywords: California, Health Care Access, Medical Assistants, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Policy, Primary Care, Scope of Practice
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Pressure on Home Care Industry
April 10, 2013 -- The demand for in-home care is growing, putting pressure on the home care industry to produce enough workers to meet the demand and provide high-quality care. A webinar addressed some of the ways the industry can cope with these increasing demands.
Source: Healthcare Finance News
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Home Health Agencies, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, National, Recruitment and Retention, Supply and Demand
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Raises for Care Workers in House Health Budget
April 23, 2013 -- The Minnesota House passed a health and social programs budget late Monday with a small salary increase for nursing home and long-term care workers, but some lawmakers questioned whether they were enough for struggling homes in rural areas.
Source: Post-Bulletin
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Minnesota, Nursing Aides, Rural
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State Looks to Prepare Tomorrow’s Healthcare Workforce
April 9, 2013 -- Article tells of New Jersey Health Care Industry Week, a series of events designed to connect college students with the healthcare jobs of the future.
Source: NJ Spotlight
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Tagged keywords: Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Health Care Access, New Jersey, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Wages, Hours and Training are Biggest Barriers to Recruiting Home Care Workers
May 7, 2013 -- Compensation, lack of full-time hours and training are the largest barriers to recruiting and training direct-care workers in home and community-based programs, according to the findings of a new set of surveys of Michigan providers.
Source: Home Health Care News
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Tagged keywords: Community Health Workers, Compensation, Education and Training, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Michigan, National
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Wall Street Journal Reports on Nursing Home Staffing Shortages and Injury Rates
April 15, 2013 -- The aging baby boomer generation will not receive adequate care unless steps are taken to cultivate a stable direct-care workforce, the Wall Street Journal reported today.
Source: Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Care Access, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, National, Recruitment and Retention
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Why Giving My Direct Care Workers Paid Time Off is a Good Investment
March 25, 2013 -- The president and CEO of Catalina In-Home Services in Tucson, Arizona, presents reasons why offering paid time off is important in recruiting and retaining direct care workers.
Source: Direct Care Alliance, Inc.
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Tagged keywords: Arizona, Compensation, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Home Health Agencies, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Recruitment and Retention
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