Learn recruiting and retention best practices and earn a CE credit Sept. 20
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 12, 2018
Earn a continuing education credit Sept. 20 while learning how to attract, engage and retain top talent.
New referral site launches for senior living communities
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 10, 2017
Does the seniors housing and care industry need another source of leads? Lancaster, PA-based Track 5 Media believes the answer is yes and has launched SeniorCaring.com based on that premise.
Spending at CCRCs highest in eight years
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 27, 2016
Capital spending at continuing care retirement / life plan communities is at its highest level since 2008, according to a new report by Fitch Ratings.
Labor expert: Creativity, more than money, could attract workers to home care
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Diane Eastabrook
Jun 22, 2021
Home care agencies need to get creative and stand out from the crowd if they want to attract workers, according to Mark McInerney, director of Maine’s Center for Workforce Research and Information.
Pandemic, REITs, women leaders major factors affecting senior living: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 07, 2021
Major market changes, post-COVID-19 disruption and the progress of women in leadership are highlights of a recent report about the largest for-profit senior living providers.
Assisted living costs stabilize while home care costs ‘skyrocket,’ survey finds
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 17, 2019
Charges for assisted living and skilled nursing have stabilized over the past year, whereas charges for home care rose the most quickly among categories measured by Genworth’s 2019 Cost of Care Survey,...
‘Time to move on’ from healthcare reform, or is it?
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 30, 2017
Provider groups applauded Friday’s early-morning failure of the Senate’s effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Some in the federal government, however, later suggested that...
Senior living hourly wages outpace private sector, but competition for workers continues
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 24, 2024
Hourly wages in senior living communities have increased by 30.9% over the past five years, outpacing growth in the broader private sector by 6.5 percentage points. But the labor market remains “exceptionally...
PACE sees potential to expand in American Jobs Plan
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Diane Eastabrook
Apr 02, 2021
The devil is still in the details, but Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) are optimistic they could be big winners in President Joseph Biden’s American Jobs Plan, which would funnel...
Short-term staffing solutions at CCRCs include contingency workers, sign-on bonuses: survey
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 11, 2022
In response to the effects of COVID-19, one-third of continuing care retirement communities are using contingency workers and sign-on bonuses as short-term solutions to staffing shortages, according to...