The national average hourly rate for RNs was $33.95, according to the 2020-2021 CCRC Salary & Benefits Report. In CCRCs with less than 300 total units (IL, AL, and SNF units combined) the average hourly rate was $33.42; for CCRCs with 300+ total units the national average rate was $34.57. In a state comparison, Iowa reported the lowest hourly rate of $29.50; with the highest in California at $42.04, then Washington at $41.49.
New Associate Business Partners with CAST Focus
LeadingAge CAST welcomes the five organizations that recently joined LeadingAge as Associate Business Partners with CAST Focus:
Attendance on Demand
BlueFingerPrint
Eversound
Rosie
Suquino, Inc.
Residents in more than 300 senior living communities in the United States and United Kingdom soon will have access to video calling and other functions of a voice assistant. A large implementation by Volara, in collaboration with LeadingAge and other organizations in the field, are providing Google Next Hub Max devices to 9,000 residents.
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PointClickCare Technologies to Acquire Collective Medical
PointClickCare, a LeadingAge Gold Partner with CAST Focus, has announced its intent to acquire Collective Medical, a leading network-enabled platform for real-time cross-continuum care coordination. PointClickCare Technologies is a leader in cloud-based software technology and serves more than 21,000 long-term and post-acute care providers, including skilled nursing facilities, senior living communities, and home health agencies.
LeadingAge CAST Welcomes New CAST Supporters and CAST Business Associates
LeadingAge CAST is pleased to welcome two new CAST Supporters and nine new CAST Business Associates.
New CAST Supporters:
In the senior living industry where tech pilots do not always fly, an engagement tool introduced in 2020 has seen promising results. Several months in, older adults at Merrill Gardens are continuing to engage with the Google Nest Hub Max devices adapted for older adults.
PointClickCare to Help Launch COVID-19 Research Database
PointClickCare, a leading cloud-based software platform for the senior care market, announced in a press release that it would be joining the coalition of leading healthcare companies that have launched the COVID-19 Research Database. PointClickCare is a LeadingAge Gold Partner with CAST Focus.