Vaccine mandates not scaring workers away, Sabra CEO says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 05, 2021
Labor issues are slowing the senior living and care industry’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, but operators should not spend much time worrying that they will lose workers if they implement...
2023 Workforce Development Guide
Apr 02, 2023
2023 Workforce Development Guide
Learn about employee turnover and earn a CE credit at Sept. 21 webinar
Sep 03, 2021
Attendees of a Sept. 21 webinar will have the opportunity to obtain detailed information about employee retention in senior living and care, including how the pandemic has affected employee retention,...
Immigrants and America’s healthcare labor shortage
By
Nate Hamme
Aug 30, 2021
We need our legislators to support the needed influx of qualified caregivers for the sake of our nation’s sick, elderly and disabled.
Business briefs, Oct. 10
Oct 10, 2023
Erickson Senior Living among ‘America’s Greatest Workplaces for Parents and Families 2023” … All healthcare personnel should be required to get vaccines, APIC says … Payrolls increase by 336K...
Operator offers new perk for long-term employees: free care after retirement
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 01, 2017
A Virginia senior living operator is offering a new benefit to workers with at least 20 years of service: free care at their places of employment after retirement.
Union membership down, Labor Department says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 30, 2017
Across the country, the percentage of workers who belonged to unions decreased 0.4 percentage points from 2015 to 2016, according to new data from the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Operator funds college scholarships to support future workers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 26, 2017
Louisville, KY-based Trilogy Health Services is committing $50,000 to fund six annual scholarships to encourage undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Southern Indiana to pursue clinical...
Where turnover is highest, lowest in assisted living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 24, 2017
A new report reveals which positions in assisted living communities saw the greatest and least turnover last year and whether the rate increased, decreased or stayed the same over the past 12 months.
EEOC seeks input on workplace harassment guidance
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 10, 2017
Members of the public have until Feb. 9 to comment on proposed guidance announced by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Tuesday to address unlawful workplace harassment.