Lutheran Life Communities responds to ‘Great Resignation’ with rewards for perfect attendance
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 20, 2022
Long-term care operators need to get creative to compete for workers amid pandemic-induced labor challenges. Arlington Heights, IL-based Lutheran Life Communities is responding to the “Great Resignation”...
Omnicare names Ahmed Hassan president
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 30, 2022
Long-term care pharmacy giant Omnicare announced Tuesday the appointment of Ahmed Hassan as president of the Cincinnati, OH-based company, effective Friday. Hassan is charged with executing the firm’s...
Camaraderie, coaching, cash, car: One provider’s quest to increase COVID vaccination among staff
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 06, 2021
Vaccinated workers for a Vero Beach, FL-based senior living operator stand to win a piece of $100,000 in cash prizes and a 2021 Nissan Versa in a grand prize drawing this week. But the company’s...
UMRC & Porter Hills rebrands as Brio Living Services
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 02, 2022
Exactly three years into their $150 million affiliation, nonprofit senior living organization United Methodist Retirement Communities and Porter Hills Presbyterian Village rebranded Tuesday under a single...
Flipping mindset to focus on the future will help CCRCs thrive post-pandemic: speakers
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Amy Novotney
Nov 19, 2020
One of the biggest outcomes of the pandemic on the life plan / continuing care retirement community sector has been giant leaps made in recognizing the importance of connectivity within the lives of older...
10 percent of providers requiring employee COVID vaccination, with more planning to do so: survey
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 01, 2021
Ninety percent of long-term care providers currently are not mandating the COVID-19 vaccine for staff members, and the remaining 10% either have mandated it for all workers or just new hires, according...
Ageism is barrier to re-entering workforce, retirees say
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 14, 2022
Due to inflation, a third of America’s retirees have at least considered returning to work, and 14% of current retirees say that they are open to or actively looking for work. Unfortunately, 43% of retirees...
Provider launches retention initiative to counter ‘Great Resignation’
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 14, 2022
Facing the same staffing challenges seen by long-term care providers and others around the country, Arlington Heights, IL-based Lutheran Life Communities has launched a “Great Retention Initiative”...
Only ‘very small percent’ of LTC providers will require staff to get COVID vaccine: LeadingAge poll
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Amy Novotney
Jan 04, 2021
An informal poll conducted late last month by one LeadingAge state partner found that only a very small percent of long-term care operators plan to require a COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of employment,...
Operators need virtual assistant policies to navigate ‘patchwork’ of federal, state laws
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 07, 2021
Many senior living and care operators are scrambling to develop policies for virtual assistants that are consistent with federal and state privacy laws.