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67 percent of senior living operators expect to expand workforce: ASHA survey
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 21, 2021
Consensus exists in the senior living industry that COVID-19 delivered a temporary setback in the industry’s growth, according to a special issue brief from the American Seniors Housing Association.
Addressing caregiving gap needs international perspective, panelists say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 27, 2022
Workforce challenges in long-term care are a global challenge, so solutions need to come from sharing best practices, policies and solutions on a global level.
Should US follow Canada’s example in addressing workforce woes?
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 07, 2023
Canada is turning to immigration in a big way to fill jobs left unfilled by its citizens. Could there be a lesson for the United States? Immigration accounts for almost 100% of Canada’s labor force growth,...
Good news on the assisted living employment front
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 06, 2023
Good news for assisted living operators is that, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data, employment in the sector has returned to pre-pandemic levels. But…
‘Devastating consequences’: Worker shortages lead to facility closures
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 09, 2021
Hiring and retaining direct care workers is a common challenge across the country, and according to one long-term care facility owner in Oklahoma, staff shortages are crippling the industry.
Dialed down digital health funding could be good news for LTC tech startups
By
Christine Birkner
Apr 26, 2023
Skilled nursing and senior living operators looking to ease staffing challenges and streamline operations could benefit from a current environment for startups and potential for new technologies that has...
Program lets high school students pick up credit, paycheck — and interest in senior living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 08, 2023
High school students working in senior living and care settings can earn credit for their work under a new experiential learning program adopted by state legislators in Minnesota earlier this year.
Seattle start-up raises $4M to develop platform to help with long-term care labor shortages
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Amy Novotney
Jan 28, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed even more deeply the dire labor shortages facing the senior living and care industry. In response, Seattle-based startup Kevala now is working to help fill the gap.
Senior living and care facilities turn away older adults 11K times in 1 month due to workforce crisis:...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 28, 2022
Access to long-term care in Minnesota is in a “dangerous decline,” as evidenced by a recent survey revealing that older adults were turned away from assisted living communities and nursing homes 11,000...