Best way to honor caregivers? Address the workforce crisis
By
James Balda
Feb 22, 2023
In addition to remembering the caregivers our country has been blessed with, we should call on policymakers to do more to resolve our workforce crisis.
The answer to tackling the staffing crisis: start with the culture
By
Katherine Wells
Feb 29, 2024
We have been faced with a pressing long-term care dilemma for the last several years, and it is only getting worse.
The complexity of workforce shortages
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 27, 2023
Results of a new survey drive home the complexity of workforce shortages and point out how solving them could address other business challenges. Fifty-seven percent of Americans believe that there aren’t...
The long-term care staffing crisis is about more than job vacancies
By
Brian Evans
Dec 16, 2021
The time is now for meaningful reform that improves the daily experiences of workers — and keeps long-term care safe for the seniors of the future.
How to solve the home care crisis? Tell the truth about what you do
By
Liza Berger
Jul 02, 2021
Another good idea for growing the direct-care workforce? Appeal to people’s desire to do good.
Pining for the workforce challenges of 2019
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 07, 2020
As we pass the nine-month mark since the first known case of coronavirus arrived in a U.S. long-term care facility, a new survey provides more evidence that the pandemic has exacerbated long-standing workforce...
A plan for America: Invest in our direct care workforce
By
Daniel R. Wilson
Mar 27, 2017
PHI has released recommendations to the Trump administration and Congress for meeting the need for more direct care workers to care for older Americans and people living with disabilities.
Finding and keeping caregivers: A growing crisis
By
Stephen Campbell
Feb 06, 2017
A new campaign offers 60 new ideas to help address the caregiving crisis in senior living.
‘Opportunities’ for job-seekers equal challenges for employers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 17, 2023
Add a Department of Labor blog earlier this month to the efforts undertaken to attract more people to jobs in healthcare, including positions often found in senior living and other parts of long-term care....
Employee retention according to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
By
Jamie Merrill
Nov 21, 2022
Programs that focus on peer recognition and engagement can motivate employees during the first months and well beyond to help with retention.