LeadingAge Kansas Reprises Workforce Commission – Can You Help?
We are in a workforce crisis in Kansas long-term care. Wait, that isn’t news to you? It’s definitely not news to LeadingAge Kansas or...
ATTN Kansas Execs – Consider Becoming a Mentor
We are recruiting mentors for interns in The Summer Enrichment Program (SEP), an internship in the field of aging designed to promote diversity, equity, and...
LTC Workforce Crisis: DOL Responds to Coalition Letter Regarding the Timeliness of Prevailing Wage...
To assist with the nursing shortage, LeadingAge co-signed an April 1, 2022, coalition letter to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), offering solutions to address concerns...
NIC Wave 39 Survey Results Posted
The National Investment Center posted its next round of WAVE survey results, centered mostly on workforce recruitment and retention challenges. The majority of providers reported their...
New PHI Report on State Policy Options for Strengthening the Direct Care Workforce Released
PHI released a report on state policy options for strengthening the direct care workforce. It has 24 specific policy strategies with concrete examples. The...
2022 Salary and Staffing Survey Report
HomeCare Magazine published results from their annual Salary & Benefits Survey. About 80% of respondents said they had made changes to their hiring practices, staffing and...
CMS LTSS Caregiver Support Webinar
On Wednesday, April 27th at 1:00 PM CT, CMS will host a webinar on better understanding how to ensure paid and unpaid caregiver needs are met. Objectives...
New Research: Enhancing Frontline Nurse Management
Frontline nurse managers are in a unique position to influence how care is provided in LTSS settings. Yet, they don’t always have the skills...
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...
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...
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.