Long-term care eligible for cut of $2M in workforce development grants
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 08, 2022
Wisconsin’s senior living and care operators are eligible to receive their share of the state’s $2 million grants from the Department of Workforce Development.
Development programs, immigration among potential solutions to workforce crisis, provider groups tell...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 21, 2023
Workforce development programs and immigration reform are among the potential solutions to staffing challenges that senior living advocates presented to lawmakers seeking options to address the crisis.
President Biden asks businesses to voluntarily proceed with vaccinate-or-test requirements
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 03, 2021
President Joe Biden detailed plans Thursday for combating COVID-19 this winter, particularly in light of the emerging omicron variant.
The state of digital marketing in senior living
By
Jamison Gosselin
Jan 16, 2020
Digital marketing may be the answer to the major challenges affecting senior living in 2020.
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...
30 percent federal funding cut jeopardizes senior living workforce programs, provider group says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 17, 2023
A proposed funding cut of almost 30% for the Department of Labor could jeopardize senior living workforce training programs being launched in several states, according to Argentum.
April’s jobless rate ties January’s record low at 3.4%
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 09, 2023
After a slight bump in March, the nation’s jobless rate slipped to 3.4%, tying it with January’s record low. That’s the lowest jobless level in 54 years.
Will wage increases elsewhere affect me?
By
Jim Moore
Dec 18, 2018
Will wage increases elsewhere affect you? Yes and no.
Argentum expands website for job-seekers, students
Jan 24, 2020
Argentum has added Careers in Caring to its Senior Living Works website.
Workforce, advocacy, provider support comprise new LeadingAge strategic plan
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 18, 2024
WASHINGTON, DC—On the second day of LeadingAge’s Leadership Summit 2024 here, Board Chair Roberto Muñiz, president and CEO of New Jersey-based Parker Health Group, urged members to share their stories...