Workforce complex like a puzzle - pictured as word Workforce on a puzzle pieces to show that Workforce can be difficult and needs cooperating pieces that fit together, 3d illustration

Close to 900 LeadingAge members responded to LeadingAge’s informal snap poll on workforce challenges, conducted between the end of February and the second week of March. Almost all nursing home respondents – 92% – and 70% of assisted living provider respondents said their workforce shortage is significant or severe.  Here are a brief article on the Toplines from the survey results and a blog post on the results and policy solutions for which we are advocating. The survey results give us more power to reflect member input and first-hand experience, significantly increasing the impact of our advocacy with policy makers.

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Rachel Monger, JD, LACHA is President/CEO. Rachel joined LeadingAge Kansas in 2011 as the Director of Government Affairs and has been a powerful voice for our membership ever since. Rachel is a Kansas licensed attorney and adult care home administrator. She received her bachelor’s degree from Bard College at Simon’s Rock in Great Barrington, MA, and her Juris Doctorate from the University of Kansas School of Law. Over the years, Rachel has served in many volunteer roles in her community and in the state of Kansas to support senior needs, aging services education, and community mental health services. She is also a member of the Board of Governors for the Kansas Health Care Stabilization Fund. As an award-winning trial lawyer, turned award-winning senior care advocate, she has spent nearly two decades passionately supporting quality of care and quality of life for Kansas seniors. When not at work, Rachel loves reading, crafting, volunteering with her church, and spending time with her partner Steven. You can reach Rachel directly at 785.670.8046.