Challenges remain with senior living employee wellness plans
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 06, 2016
Wellness programs are one way that senior living organizations can help employees address their health issues, but some companies or their employees don’t see the value, according to a new survey...
Federal government takes action as long-term care providers face supply shortages in coronavirus fight
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 19, 2020
Provider groups were eagerly awaiting guidance that ultimately came from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday to help maximize personal protective equipment for those who need it...
Labor Department tells senior living operator that sales employees are nonexempt, deserve back wages
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 23, 2019
The operator of a Tennessee senior living community agreed to pay $81,008 in back wages and liquidated damages after the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division said the community’s sales...
Trilogy improves employee retention through education assistance program
Nov 13, 2019
Trilogy Health Services has begun offering an expanded suite of education assistance benefits to help its employees manage the cost of higher education and alleviate their student debt, improving employee...
AL provider ordered to pay $56,256 in back wages to 9 employees
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 27, 2016
A Florida assisted living provider will pay back wages totaling $56,256 to nine employees after violating the Fair Labor Standards Act, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division.
The least engaged workers in senior living — and how to engage them
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 10, 2017
A new analysis reveals the senior living community departments where engagement is lowest, and an expert provides insights into how to increase engagement in those areas.
New perks that really do work
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 19, 2018
It’s no secret that recruiting and retaining employees is the biggest challenge facing senior living and long-term care operators. Sometimes it takes some creativity to stand out to current and prospective...
Trilogy Health Services commits $10 million to high school training program
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 03, 2020
Louisville, KY-based Trilogy Health Services will invest $10 million in its home state to train high school students for healthcare careers, the organization announced at a Friday press conference.
Coronavirus bill provisions would ‘decimate’ senior living workforce, organizations say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 17, 2020
Provisions in a multi-billion dollar bill to provide coronavirus-related relief to workers would “significantly curtail our caregiver workforce” and must be addressed, Argentum President and CEO James...
Five Star takes steps to mitigate effects of memory care occupancy challenges
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 16, 2018
Five Star Senior Living is taking several steps to manage revenue in light of continuing occupancy challenges from new competitors on the private-pay side of its business, especially in memory care, executives...