New name for CCRC will attract prospects, LeadingAge says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 02, 2015
LeadingAge is not requiring its continuing care retirement community members to start calling themselves life plan communities, but the organization says its research shows that those that do might have...
Release of full 2020 LeadingAge Ziegler 200 report provides additional insights into top operators
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 28, 2020
After releasing a “sneak peek” at the top 10 providers in September, LeadingAge and Ziegler have released the full LeadingAge Ziegler 200 compilation of the country’s largest not-for-profit senior...
Glen Campbell remembered; documentary to air Wednesday
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 08, 2017
Wednesday, HLN will broadcast an encore presentation of “Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me,” the network announced hours after Campbell’s death on Tuesday. The documentary has a special...
CNAs need more training, better compensation, authors say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 26, 2016
Certified nursing assistants caring for seniors should be required to undergo 120 hours of training, and their compensation should reflect the skills and knowledge required to perform high-quality work,...
LeadingAge leaders share a plan for ‘turbulent times’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 31, 2017
The past year has been one of “natural disasters and political upheaval,” LeadingAge President and CEO Katie Smith Sloan told those attending Monday’s general session at the LeadingAge...
A sneak peek at Pathways findings
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 05, 2015
Presenters at a LeadingAge session provided hints about the latest findings of a project studying the financing of long-term services and supports, which formally will be revealed Nov. 17. Results “will...
LeadingAge seeks workforce ‘moon shot’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 29, 2018
Calling workforce issues a “rallying cry,” LeadingAge President and CEO Katie Smith Sloan asked members to “help us figure out our moon shot on workforce” during remarks at Sunday’s keynote session...
Ovation pilots senior living workforce program with eye toward replication
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 05, 2018
A Wisconsin senior living operator is piloting a program it hopes other providers ultimately will be able to replicate to address workforce shortages across the country.
40 percent of senior living CEOs could be retiring within 5 years
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 26, 2018
Forty percent of senior living CEOs could be retiring within the next five years, making succession planning an urgent matter, suggests a recent survey sponsored by LeadingAge.
How to identify and retain engaged employees
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 01, 2016
Attracting and keeping employees who will be passionate about their work is crucial at a time when workforce challenges are a top issue facing senior living operators, speakers told those attending an...