Rising Storm in LTC How to Prepare for the Worst Economic Squeeze Resource Shortage Workload Pressure Union Attack Government Interference Economic Squeeze Medicaid/Medicare catastrophe Labor Costs & Turnover Access to Funding Medicaid/Medicare 25 29 14 5 Economic Squeeze Medicaid/Medicare Economic Squeeze Labor & Turnover Costs Labor Costs: 70% Turnover rates: 40% - 166% CNA Turnover: 70% Costs: 25% of annual compensation Economic Squeeze Access to Funding Economic Squeeze Resource Shortage Aging of America High-Growth Market Fewer Trained Workers Hospital Releases Aging of America Population Over Age 65 (in Millions) 65+ 72 2000: 35 million 2010: 40 million 55 2020: 55 40 million 35 72 million 2030: 6.5% 65+ in residential care Resource Shortage High Growth Market Direct Care Workers 2nd Largest Occupational Group New Job Growth: 1. Registered Nurses 9. Nursing Aides, Orderlies & Attendants Community Care Facilities: up 31% Nursing Care Facilities: up 28% Resource Shortage Fewer Workers 1,113,000 needed 850,736 available Needed Available Resource Shortage Hospital Releases 1985 - 2000 1985-2000 Resource Shortage Workload Pressure Higher Acuity Staffing Litigation Pressure Higher Acuity Diabetes Deaths in Nursing Homes Alzheimers ADL Dependence Workload Pressure Staffing Shortage Workload Pressure Litigation Workload Pressure Union Attack Survival Requires Growth Markets Targeted Campaigns Political Influence Growth Markets Union Attack Targeted Campaigns Union Attack Political Influence Union Attack Government Regulation Specialty Healthcare DOL/OLMS Rule Changes NLRB Rule Changes Specialty Healthcare Rehabilitation Center of Mobile Government Regulation DOL/OLMS Persuader “Advice” Exemption June 21, 2011 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: The New Rules (proposed) Proposed Rulemaking • Not a final rule • 90 days to comment • In effect after comment period • Comment by web (regulations.gov), handdelivery or by mail • Reference 1215-AB79 and 1245-AA03 (29 C.F.R. Parts 405 and 406) Persuader activities include drafting, revising or providing: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Materials for presentation, dissemination, distribution to employees Speeches Audiovisual, multimedia presentation Website content Planning, conducting one-on-one or group meetings Employee attitude surveys concerning union awareness, sympathy or “proneness” Government Regulation DOL/OLMS Persuader “Advice” Exemption June 21, 2011 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: The New Rules (proposed) Proposed Rulemaking • Not a final rule • 90 days to comment • In effect after comment period • Comment by web (regulations.gov), handdelivery or by mail • Reference 1215-AB79 and 1245-AA03 (29 C.F.R. Parts 405 and 406) Persuader activities include drafting, revising or providing: 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Training supervisors to conduct meetings Coordination or directing activities of supervisors Establishing or facilitating employee committees Developing personnel policies Deciding which employees to target for persuader activity or disciplinary action 12. Conducting a seminar for supervisors 13. Other (must explain) Government Regulation DOL/OLMS Persuader “Advice” Exemption Watch Webinar and Get Other Resources Here: http://lrionline.com/olms-advice-rule Comments Due September 21, 2011 Government Regulation NLRB “Quickie” Elections Rule Statement of Position Form (all future litigation limited to statement of position) Eliminate 25-30 day waiting period to allow review of Regional Director decisions Hearing suspended to postelection if issues effect less than 20% of unit Provide voter phone numbers, email, shift & departments within 2 days of direction of election (and immediately to Board) Key Changes Government Regulation NLRB “Quickie” Elections Rule Election can be held within 10 days of transmission of eligibility list (or earlier if union agrees) Election Notices required (electronic posting required where possible) Use of electronic signatures to support a showing of interest Review all individual voter eligibility issues postelection Key Changes Government Regulation NLRB “Quickie” Elections Rule Watch Webinar and Get Other Resources Here: http://lrionline.com/nlrb-streamlinedelections Comments Due August 22, 2011 Government Regulation What Do I Do Now? Comment Political outreach Proactive ER Government Regulation Left of Boom Left of BOOM BOOM Hiring/Onboarding Positive ER, Engagement Vulnerability Assessment Tripwire Team Right of BOOM Counter-Campaign Strategy Situation Assessment Alert Legal, Consulting, Jump Team Frontline Focus Goal Actual In-Group 40% 35% Partially Affiliated 30% 18% Neutral 20% 23% Partially Disaffiliated 20% 10% 4% Out Group How Companies Screw Up Training You don’t need one of these How to Evaluate Effective Training Active intervals - “bursts” Awareness, values, skills Accountability Leverage self-learning Intervals shrink the knowingdoing gap Try Active Intervals Values Skills Try one module FREE One pulse survey FREE Copy of Next 52 Weeks Awareness Webinar Conclusion To participate in training or pulse survey call Greg at 800-888-9115 or email gkittinger@lrims.com