The recruiting and retention strategy you’re probably not using
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 07, 2022
A word that starts with W may represent an untapped opportunity for senior living operators to help recruit and retain workers, industry experts say. It’s not wages.
To attract older workers, clean up your language
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 30, 2023
Research by Preply suggests that if you want to attract older workers, you may need to clean up the language you use in your job postings.
Consider these points when planning senior living campuses and communities
By
Julie Heiberger, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP
Jon Rynish, AIA LEED AP
May 30, 2023
Senior living organizations are finding that the priorities of yesteryear far different from today. Just as with many other aspects of our society, the pace of change has heightened for the industry. We’ve...
$200,000 plus overtime? Don’t laugh
By
John O'Connor
Mar 02, 2023
Would your senior living organization like to deal with yet another compliance hurdle? Well then, here you go: The nation’s highest court just ruled that workers pulling down C-suite compensation may...
A modest staffing proposal
By
John O'Connor
Jan 25, 2024
Our nation is struggling to address two significant challenges. One concerns too few people. The other, too many.
Mentoring young leaders for senior living sustainability
By
Ethan Cole
Mar 11, 2024
How do we inspire such young leaders to stay with our companies and build them into the powerhouses our senior executives present today? Mentorship programs.
What you can learn from chatty Kathy, chatty Kyle and their co-workers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 27, 2023
Excessively talkative employee could be negatively affecting your business, according to the findings of a new survey.
An unofficial employee appreciation day
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 22, 2024
Tuesday was the day US News & World Report released its Best Senior Living ratings for 2024, and it also was an employee appreciation day of sorts.
Labor movement
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 05, 2023
The current governmental environment tilts in favor of workers, not corporations. The results of a new survey suggest that a majority of Americans like it that way.
DOL rule will hurt many senior living workers over time
By
John O'Connor
Apr 25, 2024
It’s a bit exhausting to keep writing about ways good intentions from our regulatory agencies keep fueling disastrous outcomes.