Eldermark Welcomes New Executive
LeadingAge was in full celebratory mode during May as we marked Older Americans Month, our annual opportunity to pause and reflect on the important contributions that older adults make to our nation. We launched a social media campaign to shine a spotlight on the month’s “Engage at Every Age” theme. We also honored older Americans by working throughout the month to support the work of LeadingAge members and to speak out for the people you serve.
During April 2018, LeadingAge launched a new series of town hall conversations with members around the country, positioned members to become hometown advocates, asked hard questions about how to pay for services, raised concerns about federal funding proposals, and developed timely resources addressing weapons policies, fair housing, workforce, ageism, and technology.
The Board’s latest decision rejects the “overwhelming community-of-interest” standard established in Specialty Healthcare and returns to the traditional approach of determining the appropriate scope of a bargaining unit.
Two years ago, LeadingAge national staff partnered with state executives from affected states and convened the first Rural Summit around issues that have a unique impact on rural providers.This past summer, we held our first listening session with rural members in Minnesota to hear how workforce, regulatory reform and payment reform were impacting their organizations. Member feedback was very positive about the event.
National Church Residences is implementing a 5-year living wage initiative that aspires to increase the organization’s minimum wage to $14.50 over the next 5 years.
Welcome to the LeadingAge Center for Workforce Solutions, our center featuring workforce resources for older adult services.
Check out this news from LeadingAge Member be.group, LeadingAge and CAST Member Ohio Living Westminster-Thurber, and CAST Business Associates MatrixCare, and Systems Engineering.
Majd Alwan was quoted in a recent Senior Housing News article on the benefits of hiring a chief information officer.
The research, from the University of California San Francisco Health Workforce Research Center on Long-Term Care, began with the premise that nursing homes may delay implementation of HIT because it places demands on nursing home staff.
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