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The secret to becoming a master home care agency? Rely less on private pay, recruit well, expert says
By
Diane Eastabrook
Oct 05, 2021
Diversified payer streams, low turnover, better training and top-notch recruitment are what separate the so-called men from the boys in the home care industry.
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Mar 17, 2016
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Jul 12, 2016
Appointments and awards involving Agemark Corp., CareerStaff Unlimited, Century Park Associates, Erickson Living, Gardant Management Solutions, Integral Senior Living, Kisco Senior Living, Lancaster Pollard,...
People in the news, May 23
May 23, 2017
Appointments, awards and more involving Asbury Communities, Charles E. Smith Life Communities, Commonweealth Senior Living, Erickson Living, Friendship Senior Options Foundation, National Lutheran Communities...
Look beyond demographics for success in recruiting: speaker
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 13, 2022
Long-term care providers looking to diversify their workforces and appeal to particular groups of potential workers increasingly are looking beyond demographics to psychographics, according to Robert Espinoza,...
Alleged killer who preyed on senior living residents faces 11 new murder charges
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 17, 2019
A man already charged for an attack at a senior living community and the murder of an elderly woman elsewhere now faces 11 new capital murder charges in Texas.
Hopping reduces fracture risk after fall
Sep 22, 2015
Two minutes of hopping a day can strengthen the hip bones of older men and reduce the risk of fracture after a fall, a new study has found.
Senior living murder trial enters penalty phase
Sep 03, 2015
A man convicted of killing three people in 2014, including a woman outside a senior living community, could be sentenced to life in prison without parole or to death.
Common medications inflate risks for serious falls in older men, study shows
By
Holly Petrovich
Jul 30, 2015
Older men taking a particular group of commonly used medications have a higher risk of getting injured from a fall, according to a study published in the latest Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.