Improving employee onboarding key to engaging, motivating, retaining caregivers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 26, 2024
Employee retention begins with onboarding and training, but onboarding standards for the health services industry — including senior living — don’t look great, according to industry experts.
More news for Thursday, May 30
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 30, 2024
Free training helps dementia caregivers cope with difficult behavior … 2 former senior living employees charged in resident’s hypothermia death … HUD announces $67M in new funding for energy...
Most employers plan to change their leave policies soon, with paid caregiving benefits becoming more...
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 24, 2024
Eighty-four percent of employers participating in a new survey said they are planning to make changes to their leave policies within the next two years, and paid leave for caregiving may see some of the...
More news for Thursday, Jan. 4
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 04, 2024
LCS approved to take over financially troubled CCRC … Senior living provider establishes workforce development endowment … Protecting heart health may prevent dementia … Daily learning test can detect...
Caregiving linked to lower mortality in postmenopausal eomen
Nov 10, 2023
The inverse association did not differ with caregiving frequency or when stratified by age, race-ethnicity or depressive symptoms.
Online platforms that let nurses pick and choose which facilities they work for are an effort to combat the nursing shortage. The platforms, however, have benefits and disadvantages for all parties involved...
Two documentaries could bring attention, not all of it wanted
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 13, 2024
The past couple of weeks have brought news of two upcoming documentaries that promise to shine a spotlight on senior living, warts and all.
UCSF telehealth program cuts costs and improves outcomes for seniors with dementias
By
Aaron Dorman
Sep 25, 2023
A telehealth program out of UCSF has achieved the coveted goal of cutting costs and improving patient care for seniors with dementia, researchers state.
RN wages projected to grow more rapidly than wages for other professions, study finds
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 12, 2023
Registered nurse salaries are projected to increase over the next decade at a rate that surpasses the rate of increases for some other healthcare professions, according to the results of a recent study...
Digital tool for helping caregivers of dementia patients gets $3.5 million grant
By
Aaron Dorman
Jan 04, 2024
University researchers are testing a new digital tool that has been designed to help caregivers of people living with dementia.