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...
State allocates $1B+ for assistance to Medicaid, other program beneficiaries
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 17, 2022
Georgia Gov. Brian P. Kemp (R) has set aside more than $1 billion for the state Department of Human Services to provide cash assistance of up to $350 per active enrollee in Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition...
Career ladder programs help providers keep workers, expert says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 02, 2023
With a workforce now dominated by millennials and Gen Z, professional development has overtaken communication as the top concern among senior living employees, according to one expert.
Finding and keeping caregivers: A growing crisis
By
Stephen Campbell
Feb 06, 2017
A new campaign offers 60 new ideas to help address the caregiving crisis in senior living.
Want a positive workplace? Be a positive leader
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 30, 2017
Managers in flourishing organizations share optimism, hope and inspiration with employees, especially when things don’t go as planned, according to one expert.
Improving industry workforce, perceptions and access are 3 areas of focus for Argentum’s new strategic...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 09, 2023
Engaging, developing and supporting 2 million career opportunities in senior living, improving policymaker perceptions of the industry and making senior living more attractive to prospective residents...
Increasing independent living presence on many operators’ to-do lists: NIC
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 06, 2022
Half of long-term care executives surveyed about their care and service offering mix expect to increase their presence in independent living in the next year, according to the National Investment Center...
An active way to reduce staffing headaches?
By
John O'Connor
Nov 04, 2021
Pandemic, shmandemic. Senior living operators have found a whole new crisis to lose sleep over: staffing nightmares. It turns out the very people needed to keep communities up and running aren’t just...
Tech, labor, wellness, business concerns factor into senior living industry trends, predictions for 2022
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 06, 2022
The pandemic has left its mark on the senior living industry — good and bad. As another new year begins, some industry experts share trends and predictions for what lies ahead.
Home healthcare could face tough competition for talent from hospitals
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 31, 2021
The competition for healthcare talent appears to be getting hotter, according to a new report from professional services firm Aon