LeadingAge National is excited to introduce a new monthly update, Workforce Matters. Stay up-to-date on the workforce news and trends that matter most. Subscribe to Workforce Matters by managing your subscription at My.LeadingAge.org. Here are the articles from the inaugural issue.
- Exposing Students to Careers in Aging: LeadingAge joined the Gerontological Society of America (GSA), AHCA/NCAL, and Argentum to kick off its first annual “Careers in Aging Week” in early March.
- LeadingAge Members Lobby for Workforce Issues: Workforce was one of 3 priorities that 250 members talked about on 220 visits to U.S. House and Senate offices during the March 2019 Leadership Summit Lobby Day.
- Monthly Workforce Highlight: Promising Practice: In 2006, the New Jewish Home partnered with Columbia University Teacher’s College to develop a Geriatrics Career Development Program (GCD) on elder care fundamentals, which lets students receive 1 of 5 healthcare certifications after graduation from high school.
