Report Finds Older Adults are an Increasing Portion of the Workforce… And Are Happy...
Pew Research Center released a report indicating that older workers comprise an increased percentage of the workforce and are earning higher wages. The findings suggest that older workers are working longer hours, more likely...
There’s Still Time to Join the LeadingAge Kansas Workforce Collaboration Group
Join our internal workforce collaboration group to network with other providers, brainstorm ideas or possible solutions for the aging services workforce, and listen to presentations on workforce apprenticeships in Kansas. Meetings take place the...
DOL Announces Proposed Rulemaking to Modernize Registered Apprenticeship Regulations
The U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, on December 14th announced a proposed rulemaking to update federal regulations addressing labor standards of registered apprenticeship and the governance of the National Apprenticeship System. ...
Older Workers are a Growing Share of the Workforce
A recent report from the Pew Research Center outlined the growing share of older adults remaining or rejoining the workforce after age 65. The report used data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Population...
Increased Staffing Does Not Necessarily Improve Care for Nursing Homes with High Percentages of...
A new study published in Health Services Research reveals that higher staffing levels do not resolve key discrepancies between nursing homes with higher and lower percentages of residents with Alzheimer’s, dementia, and other cognitive impairments. Researchers...
Healthcare Workers Continue to Face a Mental Health Crisis
An October 24th CDC Early Release Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), “Vital Signs: Health Worker – Perceived Working Conditions and Symptoms of Poor Mental Health – Quality of Worklife Survey, United States, 2018-2022,”...
Nominate a Co-Worker to Highlight for Careers in Aging Month
March is Careers in Aging Month, and we are looking to highlight all the careers available to those interested or considering aging services as a career path. We’ll use these videos throughout the month...
Check Out the Most Recent Research and Innovation Related to LTC Workforce
The Roger C. Lipitz Center for Integrated Health Care at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health recently released their Winter 2024 Integrated Health Care Issue Brief , focusing on Opportunities for Strengthening the...
Workforce: Reimagining Federal Pell Grants
The Young Invincibles released a report, Reimagining Federal Pell Grants: Reshaping the Talent Pipeline for Young Adults, which examines how increasing access to financial aid for short term credential programs may jump start the...
Healthcare Job Growth Trends Upward in September, Yet Demand for Workers Continues to Exceed...
According to an October 6th report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of healthcare jobs increased by 41,000 jobs in September, compared with the average monthly gain of 53,000 over the...
Economic Data Show Healthcare Job Growth, but Demand for Workers Continues to Exceed Supply
According to a February 2nd report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of healthcare jobs increased by 70,000 in January, with gains in hospitals (+20,000), nursing and residential care facilities (+17,000),...
49 States Report Shortage of HCBS Workers
In a brief published by KFF on October 24th, Payment Rates for Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services: States’ Responses to Workforce Challenges, authors Alice Burns, Maiss Mohamed, and Molly O’Malley Watts analyze findings from...