Many skilled nursing operators will need to reclassify their existing relationships with independent contractors and rethink future ones in the wake of a final rule issued by the Department of Labor (DOL) on Tuesday. The DOL’s new rule revises guidance on how to determine who is an employee and who is an independent contractor under […]
Big names in the staffing agency world are urging the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to classify temporary staff in nursing homes, among other health care settings, to be classified as employees rather than independent contractors. The coalition of some 30 health care staffing companies sent a letter earlier this month to the DOL, calling […]
This article is sponsored by ShiftMed. This article is based on a Skilled Nursing News virtual discussion with Jacob Laufer, Chief Operating Officer for ShiftMed. The discussion took place virtually on November 29, 2022 during the SNN Staffing Summit. The article below has been edited for length and clarity. Skilled Nursing News: For those of […]
Health care labor provider ShiftMed, which serves skilled nursing operators and other provider types, announced Monday that it has raised $200 million as investors eye growth for staffing solutions amid the industry’s ongoing labor crisis. The funds will be used to expand ShiftMed’s “national footprint across all segments of the health care market,” the company […]
Established staffing agencies have had to rethink – and defend – their relationship with skilled nursing operators at this point in the pandemic, with opportunistic players entering the space and rates doubling during a historic staffing crisis. ShiftMed CEO Todd Walrath said the agency’s relationship has gotten a lot more “strategic”, in terms of keeping […]
Some operators are seeing day-to-day staffing agency usage cost them both financially and clinically, with pricing for certain positions soaring while inconsistent staff are impacting care quality. Jay Moskowitz, CEO of Colorado-based Vivage Senior Living, said costs associated with certified nursing assistants (CNAs) via agency increased 41% between October 2020 and October 2021 for his […]
Together with ShiftMed, the National Association of Health Care Assistants (NAHCA) is launching a new training platform that will give nursing providers a new outlet for recruitment, certification, job placement, continuing education and ongoing career support all in one place. The platform, dubbed the National Institute for CNA Excellence or NICE, includes a learning management […]
Staffing agency platform ShiftMed has raised $45 million in five months to increase its national footprint, after investors witnessed 400% growth over the past year-and-a-half, the company announced Wednesday. Funds will expand ShiftMed’s reach to 56 markets across the country. In January, the health care technology company was in 10 markets, according to ShiftMed CEO […]
Out of 250 nurses, nearly half say they may consider leaving nursing in the next two years, according to ShiftMed’s annual state of nursing report released on Tuesday. According to the report, 20% of the 200 RNs, 25 LPNs and 25 CNAs surveyed say they are very likely to leave the profession. Offering flexible scheduling […]
This article is sponsored by ShiftMed. In this Voices interview, Skilled Nursing News sits down with ShiftMed CEO and President Todd Walrath to learn how SNFs can drive ROI by offering caregivers flexibility through technology. He also shares insight into how ShiftMed is providing easier access to credentials so SNFs can up flex census without […]
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