Results of a recent Society for Human Resources Management survey about recruiting most likely will not surprise anyone in aging services, but perhaps there is comfort in knowing that the senior living...
End of enhanced jobless benefits could be a wildcard in recruitment
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 08, 2021
The end of enhanced unemployment benefits could be a boon for home care agencies struggling to hire workers since the pandemic struck early last year.
Proposed nursing home staffing mandate would hurt senior living providers ‘fishing from the same...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 07, 2023
CHICAGO — Even though the staffing mandate proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services directly would apply only to nursing homes, senior living providers as well as providers across the...
Labor Department announces $137 million in job-training grants
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 16, 2024
The Department of Labor last week announced $137 million in grant funding to support the entry of young people and formerly incarcerated individuals into the workforce.
Senior living workforce at crisis levels, but hope is on the horizon: Argentum
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 11, 2022
Workforce challenges have always existed in long-term care, but never to the crisis-level extent they do now. Hope is on the horizon, however, according to senior living experts.
Engagement tech moves from ‘nice to have’ to ‘table stakes’ in senior living:...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 31, 2022
Engagement technology has gone from “nice to have” to “table stakes,” according to the results of a new study on trends in the senior living industry.
Nurturing a culture so nurses love where they work
By
Tabitha Fineberg, MHA, MSEd
Sep 11, 2023
No one-size-fits-all solution to workforce challenges exists, but innovative programs lcan help cultivate a positive work culture and support nursing staff.
Workforce issues loom large as 2019 begins, leaders say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 02, 2019
Workforce issues will continue to be a dominant challenge in the senior living industry in 2019, according to leaders of several organizations representing providers. But they are entering the new year...
Few COVID-displaced workers drawn to direct care job openings: PHI study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 14, 2021
Poor job quality and low wages are the top reasons COVID-displaced workers have shied away from direct care job openings, despite having similar skill sets, according to a new report.
‘Alzheimer’s crisis’ intersecting with direct care workforce challenges, association says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 16, 2023
The nation is facing an “Alzheimer’s crisis” as the number of older adults in whom the disease is diagnosed continues to increase amid a shortage of direct care workers, according to the Alzheimer’s...