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Promising Practices
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Intergenerational Living Project
Challenge: St. Joseph’s Rehabilitation and Residence (SJR) in Portland had the usual challenges finding nurse aides and was spending too much on agency staffing, which was more costly and led to inconsistent care for residents. Solution: With the help of CEO Peggy Farrington’s interest ...
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Recruiting RNs from The Philippines
Challenge: Chicago Methodist Senior Services (CMSS) is a smaller “virtual“ CCRC (many of the components of a traditional CCRC in properties located within a tight radius) on Chicago’s north side with 300 employees. As with many CCRCs and care centers, president and CEO Bill Lowe realized that CMSS needed more ...
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Nursing Shortages Require International Solutions
Challenge: Presbyterian Homes and Services (PHS) serves 26,000 older adults each year in Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin and has developed 72 campuses for itself and other nonprofit organizations since 1991. But a nurse shortage was making it necessary for PHS ...
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Resident Concierge Representatives
Challenge: Cassia wasn’t receiving enough applications from qualified nurses and nursing assistants to fill all the open positions in its organization. After talking with current workers, the organization concluded that most prospective employees don’t know they want to work in the field of aging until they actually ...
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Partner With Vocational Rehab Programs Around the Country
Challenge: Having problems finding qualified workers for your community? LeadingAge Illinois reached out to their state Department of Human Services Division of Rehabilitation Services (DRS) for help after hearing about a state program that provides training ...