The New Jewish Home in New York City has expanded its program to help under-resourced high school students and young adults pursue careers in health care and higher education. SkillSpring is the new name of the former Geriatrics Career Development (GCD) program, which was founded in 2006 to “meet the […]
Amid the turmoil caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of trends among non-profit skilled nursing providers accelerated. Closures, consolidations, and ownership changes, combined with severe staffing shortages, have changed the profile of nursing home care in the United States, resulting in reduced capacity. Nonprofit providers are not giving up […]
Like the rest of the aging services field, hospice providers continue to grapple with staffing shortages. But because of their community volunteer requirements, some hospice providers may face an additional human-resource challenge after January 11. That’s when the Public Health Emergency (PHE) instituted in early 2020 by the Department of […]
The LeadingAge Awards recipients for 2022 represent the qualities of leadership, innovation, compassion, and dedication to mission of LeadingAge members. This year’s winners will be honored at the LeadingAge Annual Meeting + EXPO in Denver, CO, Oct. 16-19. Award of Honor James Bernardo, president and CEO of Presbyterian Senior Living, will receive […]
Nonprofit aging services providers exist to serve older adults, first and foremost. But they also play a valuable role–too seldom acknowledged–in the larger health care system, helping it more effectively serve local communities, or even an entire state. One example of a provider in our sector stepping forward to provide […]
Partnerships help nonprofit aging-services providers stretch resources and add or maintain services that would otherwise be unsustainable. One affordable housing provider has forged a partnership that enabled a practical replacement for a resident transportation program that had been shut down during the worst of the pandemic. Episcopal Place, a LeadingAge […]
