Challenge: After launching a successful high school program to train high school students in 5 certifications, The New Jewish Home established a program in 2014 focused on ...

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 ...

Challenge: Three years ago, while reviewing employee benefits, Saint Simeon’s determined that employees might find the option of being paid weekly versus every other week helpful in managing their personal budget. A survey with employees found that many preferred to continue to be paid every other week, but ...

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 ...

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 ...