Employers increasingly accommodating family caregivers: report
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 14, 2018
A bright spot in a new report from Genworth Financial is that employers appear to be doing a better job of meeting the needs of workers who provide for the long-term care needs of their family members,...
How to care for the unpaid caregivers in your workforce
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 01, 2019
Given that recruiting and retaining workers are two of the biggest challenges facing senior living operators, it’s worth listening to what these researchers have to say.
Another caregiver shortage for senior living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 20, 2018
If anyone in senior living or long-term care is screaming in relation to the results of this year’s Fellowship Matches, they are screams of despair.
Senior living company to pay $518,060 in back wages, damages to 39 caregivers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 17, 2016
A senior living company in Washington state will pay $259,030 in back wages plus an equal, additional amount in damages, to 39 caregivers for violating minimum wage and overtime provisions of the Fair...
3 ways to strengthen the senior living workforce
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 21, 2016
Recruiting new workers, retaining current ones and training all of them to meet the changing needs of older adults will be critical as the aging population increases and the number of family caregivers...
More employers attending to wellness of workers caring for elderly relatives
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 27, 2021
Senior living employees see to the physical and mental wellness of residents every work day. And some of you continue such efforts at home, where you care for aging parents or other relatives. A new survey...
Immigration policy reforms would address long-term care worker shortage, provider group says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 06, 2019
Immigration must be part of the solution to address the shortage of paid caregivers and other long-term care workers in the United States, according to policy recommendations formally released Thursday...
Report: Attention to consumer long-term care needs should include direct care workers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 31, 2019
State efforts to help offset the cost of long-term care for consumers should include strengthening the direct care workforce needed to serve these consumers, too, according to a report released Tuesday...
Your favorite columns of 2017
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 26, 2017
An examination of analytics reveals which business challenges were top topics of interest for McKnight’s Senior Living website visitors, newsletter readers and social media followers and friends...
Solving senior living’s top challenge
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 01, 2015
When James Balda takes the microphone at insurer Genworth’s annual symposium on long-term care today, he’ll be discussing what senior living owners and operators have been telling him is the...