Value-based care, tech, workforce issues among hot topics senior living experts dish on
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 12, 2024
Innovation, technology, affordable assisted living, dementia and memory care, value-based care and workforce issues were among the hot topics senior living experts discussed during a McKnight’s Senior...
Student loan repayment program latest recruitment tool being tested by provider
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 22, 2024
A new student loan repayment program — with no lifetime cap — is being used by one senior living provider as a recruitment tool for clinical staff members who have daunting school debt.
Senior living provider helps Afghan refugees navigate US job market
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 30, 2023
As the United States prepares to celebrate the country’s workers on Labor Day, a Virginia life plan community hosted an employment workshop to support Afghan refugees entering the American workforce.
Free program offers streamlined path to direct care professional certification
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 07, 2023
A new, free program aims to streamline the path to becoming a certified direct care professional in Wisconsin, with a goal of certifying at least 10,000 new workers.
Provider says it has found ‘Holy Grail’ approach to staff recruitment, retention
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 24, 2023
A citizenship program, career development pathways and staff support create what Goodwin Living calls the “Holy Grail” approach to staff recruitment and retention.
Provider–higher education partnership aims to address workforce challenges one CNA at a time
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 24, 2022
A provider–higher education partnership is offering free certified nursing assistant training, hourly pay during that training, and guaranteed full-time employment in long-term care once the training...
Partnership fuels age-friendly initiatives, long-term care workforce pipeline
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 13, 2022
A senior living-higher education partnership is working to grow age-friendly initiatives, while also addressing the industry’s workforce challenges.
Senior living resident-led program removes barriers to U.S. citizenship for workers
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 11, 2022
When Rita Siebenaler found out that $725 was all that was standing between immigrant staff members at her life plan community and U.S. citizenship, she decided to do something about it.
Despite ‘mediocre’ results, Welltower CEO sees strong senior living recovery moving forward
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 08, 2021
Despite “mediocre” bottom line results affected by a perfect storm of extraordinary labor, insurance and utility costs, Toledo, OH-based Welltower posted its strongest revenue growth since the pandemic...