The Demographic Drought – No One to Work in Aging Services
Here’s a summary of the recent LeadingAge national discussion with Ron Hetrick, senior labor economist with EMSI Burning Glass, who wrote about the challenges created by aging baby boomers – they are leaving the workforce...
HBR Article: Why U.S. Frontline Workers Are Quitting
Stop us if you have heard this one… Why do staff quit? It’s because of the relationship they have with their direct supervisor. This is not new, groundbreaking information, yet it has been repeated...
Workforce Study Pinpoints Impact of Pandemic Stresses on Turnover
A new research brief from the LeadingAge LTSS Center identifies workforce stresses and their impact on turnover during the pandemic. Read more.
Fostering Emotional Well-being Among Team Members
In this 19-minute QuickCast, we review why a comprehensive systems approach to supporting the emotional wellbeing of all members of an organization is so important.
Workforce Well-Being: It’s About Burnout
This Spotlight explores common distress symptoms and proven strategies to manage compassion fatigue and secondary traumatic stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
How to Strategize for a Stronger Workforce
Culture Driven Recruitment (New!)In this 27-minute QuickCast, Denise Boudreau Scott highlights ways organizations can be more intentional about assessing their culture to positively impact recruitment efforts.Tips to Improve Employee RetentionIn this 9-minute QuickCast, Cara...
Culture Driven Recruitment
In this new QuickCast, we highlight ways organizations can be more intentional about assessing their culture to positively impact recruitment efforts. Free to access for LeadingAge members.
AHRQ Nursing Home COVID-19 Workforce Resources
AHRQ recently published several excellent tools to help workers during the COVID crisis. Some of the highlights include:
5-Minute Learning Modules for Frontline Staff: These brief videos offer self-paced learning for those on the front...
Workforce Survey from OnShift
OnShift, LeadingAge Bronze Partner, recently published results of their fall, 2021 survey of 2,000 aging services professionals on current workforce challenges. Access the report at OnShift Workforce Survey
Check Out These Recruitment Tools from LeadingAge
LeadingAge, along with help from state affiliates, have re-tooled their workforce pages to help all types of members with recruitment and retention. This week, we are highlighting their recruitment tools. The page includes resources for:
Reaching...
Resources for Hiring Afghan Refugees
Krish O’Mara Vignarajah of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service provided resources and information for LeadingAge members interested in hiring Afghan refugees. Read the article.
U.S. Employers’ Guide to Hiring Afghan Refugees.
Dining Services Staffing Challenges and Solutions Survey
Recently, Senior Housing News and Sodexo teamed up to survey 110 senior serving organizations regarding the changes they’ve made in response to the post-COVID staffing crisis in dining services. The survey results were released this week;...