Promising Practice Monthly Feature
Having issues finding qualified staff for your community? LeadingAge Illinois reached out to their state Department of Human Services Division of Rehabilitation Services (DRS) for help after learning about a program providing training to disabled...
Nominate a Deserving Employee to be a “Hero in Aging”
You have exceptional people working in your organizations and we want to help you highlight and promote them. LeadingAge Kansas recently launched a great image booster for our field called “Heroes in Aging” to highlight...
What’s New in Leadership? Compassion
In a recent Forbes article, Margie Warrell highlights the reasons why leading with your head and your heart is now termed Compassionate Leadership. Read the article.
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Team Member Student Debt Reduction Program
Article taken from the LeadingAge Workforce Website
Challenge:
Jan Roth, Vice-President of Talent Resources at Christian Living Communities (CLC) always has sought a variety of ways to assist and retain her current team members. CLC is...
Careers in Aging Services Brochure
Download our LeadingAge Kansas-specific brochure to print and hand out to high-school and college students to promote aging services careers. If you are interested in putting your logo on the brochure with us, please contact Dana...
Cost of Turnover Calculator
Use this calculator to figure out the cost of turnover in your organization.
Helpful Background Information:
Rule of thumb: the cost of replacing any employee is 25% of the salary amount
Average turnover for home care agencies...
Growing a Strong Direct Care Workforce: A Recruitment and Retention Guide for Employers
PHI released A Recruitment and Retention Guide for Employers to help attract and retain a strong workforce in aging services. PHI works to transform eldercare and disability services. We foster dignity, respect, and independence for all...
How to Help Your Employees Manage Their Money
As an employer, you know that your ability to attract and retain talent hinges on your willingness to provide popular employee benefits. What you might not realize, however, is that employees don't just want...
New Member Workforce Resource: Workforce Wednesdays National Call
LeadingAge state affiliates have partnered with LeadingAge Maryland to promote Workforce Wednesdays, a new, convenient way for members to explore practical ideas and solutions related to building engaged, healthy workforces within their organizations. A variety of topics, ideas,...
LeadingAge Lobbies to Fix CNA Training Penalty
LeadingAge advocates have been out in force to lobby for H.R. 1265, the bipartisan Nursing Home Workforce Quality Act. When a nursing home gets fined more than $10,000 -- despite the reason – it...
Promising Practice Feature: COMPASS – Orientation and In-Service Training
In 2015, the incoming CEO of the Whitney Center in Hamden, CT learned that new employee orientations were being canceled so that more people could participate. Not only did he wonder how welcoming that...
Workforce and Leadership Conference Takeaway: We Are People Caring for People
Last week’s Workforce and Leadership Conference was heavily focused on culture. We broke the complicated workforce crisis down into a single issue to work on: our workforce is people caring for people.
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