HCBS direct care workforce growth outpaces assisted living, nursing home workforce growth
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 08, 2022
The direct care workforce has added 1.5 million new jobs, going from 3.2 million to 4.7 million, over the past decade, according to a new report by PHI. Home- and community based services direct care workforce...
An answer to staffing woes?
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 13, 2015
As the race for the presidency continues, we’ve been hearing a lot about immigrants and immigration reform. Off the campaign trail, in senior living, the topic frequently comes up, too.
Court strikes down DOL ‘joint employer’ rule as ‘arbitrary and capricious’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 09, 2020
The U.S. Department of Labor’s “joint employer” rule was invalidated in large part on Tuesday, with a federal judge saying that the rule unlawfully narrowed the standard determining when companies...
Dementia Reality introduces empathetic element to dementia caregiver training
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 21, 2022
A senior living provider has created a virtual reality dementia training program it hopes will span the continuum of care and become a model for the industry.
Baby boomers are becoming more like millennials: Insights on retaining older workers
By
Bruce Tulgan
Sep 04, 2018
In the workforce, everyone is becoming more like millennials, not the other way around.
An expensive way to offer career advice
By
John O'Connor
Nov 07, 2019
Having a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day? John Saracino probably has you beat.
Almost 40% of residential care aides live in low-income households: report
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 09, 2020
Direct care workers, including residential care aides who work in assisted living communities, have been elevated to “hero” status during the COVID-19 public health crisis. New research, however, indicates...
Making the case: How training and personalized home care improve outcomes
By
Don Spiers
May 18, 2021
When it comes to home care, there’s a current lack of uniform training standards that isn’t doing the healthcare industry any favors. While standards exist for home health aides and other caregivers...
COVID lit a digital fire under senior living operators. Keep it burning!
By
Darren Mathis
Jan 13, 2022
Now is a good time to do a deep dive into your organization and look for the vulnerable areas where technology can help strengthen your infrastructure, empower your salespeople to turn more leads into...
How Masonic ‘got real’ and cut employee turnover
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 30, 2018
Masonic Communities Kentucky is cutting employee turnover by listening to employees about the benefits they want and the policies they perceive as problematic, Trasee Whitaker, the organization’s senior...