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We want to hear about your greatest workforce difficulties and pain points, and how LeadingAge is meeting your needs with resources and tools to help address them. Please take a few minutes to answer...
Staff Wellness Research of Note: Breath Training May Lower Stress for Staff in LTC
A study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society found that a breathing technique could ease stress levels of healthcare workers in long-term care facilities. Participants practiced Coherent Breathing, a tool that...
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...
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...
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...
Bureau of Labor Statistics Releases Job Opening and Turnover Report
On January 30th, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its Job Opening and Turnover Survey for December 2023. Job openings rose slightly to 9.03 million up from 8.93 million in November 2023. Turnover related...
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),...
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...
LeadingAge Launches Third Annual Workforce Survey… And They Want to Hear from You!
LeadingAge continues to innovate and forge new workforce pathways and policies to support your work, and they need to hear from you. Please take a few minutes to answer a brief snap poll about...
President Biden issues executive order to expand federal apprenticeships
On March 6, 2024, President Biden issued an Executive Order encouraging federal agencies to expand efforts to hire employees through Registered Apprenticeship programs. The executive order requires the Office of Personnel Management and the...
Ziegler CFO Report on Employee Compensation
On March 11, Ziegler released its latest CFO Hotline report, centered this time on employee compensation. Notably, this is the first time since 2013 that Ziegler has surveyed on this information. Key takeaways include...
Survey: Number of Nurses Increases, Shortages Remain
In March, HHS’s Health Resources and Services Administration released findings from its latest National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses. The National Center for Health Workforce Analysis conducts the survey, in collaboration with the U.S....