Put your head in the clouds to realize what’s important to workers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 17, 2022
An interesting trend emerged recently when I spent time with the profiles of the 2022 Best Workplaces for Aging Services lists that Fortune published in partnership with people analytics firm Great Place...
Powerful tools to protect employees’ mental well-being
By
Andrea Griesmar
Nov 22, 2021
When Brightview Senior Living began to see telltale signs of fatigue, stress and burnout, the company created a mental health initiative called “Roadmap to Mental Well-Being.”
What COVID-19 has taught us about ourselves – and being a great place to work
By
Doug Dollenberg Jr.
Andrea Griesmar
Julie Masiello
Dec 21, 2020
As we reflect on how Brightview Senior Living not just survived but thrived in the midst of a global healthcare crisis, three themes emerged as powerful lessons learned for us.
‘Best workplaces’ lists shine spotlight on senior living successes
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 23, 2019
Senior living organizations’ successes in addressing the industry’s top challenge — recruiting and retaining employees — were the center of attention Thursday as Great Place to Work and Fortune...
Pandemic reveals why some organizations are ‘Best Workplaces’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 11, 2020
As with all things in senior living this year, the coronavirus influenced employee perceptions of their employers, and in turn, senior living organizations’ rankings in Fortune’s third annual lists...
McKnight’s 40 for 40: Loren Shook
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 04, 2020
Say “memory care” and the first company to come to mind for many industry professionals is Silverado. And when they think of Silverado, they think of Loren Shook, the man who co-founded the Irvine,...
50 senior living and care companies honored on ‘Best Workplaces’ lists for 2021
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 20, 2021
Fifty companies providing residential senior living and care are in the spotlight after Fortune announced its Best Workplaces for Aging Services lists for 2021, the fourth round of such lists Fortune has...
Our Great Place to Work journey — before and after COVID
By
Warren Spieker
Jan 11, 2021
When we created Continuing Life to support a growing group of continuing care retirement communities, we invested in being a great place to work. It took a few years of work, and we’re not perfect,...
New Enlivant strategy focuses on ‘diversity, inclusion and belonging’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 18, 2020
“We believe that our mission, vision and values demand that we take a stand to advance equity and diversity, inclusion and belonging in all forms,” Enlivant CEO Jack Callison says.
Argentum named Great Place to Work for second year in a row
Feb 26, 2020
Argentum has been certified as a great workplace by the independent analysts at Great Place to Work for the second consecutive year, the 32-employee association announced Tuesday.