Labor & Workforce

BALTIMORE, MD — Brightview Senior Living, a Baltimore-based senior living developer, owner and operator, was named on the annual Great Place To Work® and Fortune magazine’s 2023 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list, placing at 92. Brightview – which remains the only senior living company on the list – …

WALTHAM, MA—The Benchmark One Company Fund, a nonprofit which provides grants to Benchmark Senior Living employees in times of need, reports that its associate and corporate donations increased by more than 41% to $667,000 in 2022. The One Company Fund is a senior living industry first, launched in 2008 to …

EVANSTON, IL—Mather, an 82-year-old not-for-profit organization dedicated to creating Ways to Age Well, together with the City of Evanston, are creating opportunities for youth and young adult Evanston residents through eMerge, a unique workforce development program by Mather that includes internship, fellowship and scholarship opportunities. On February 13, 2023, the …

PORTLAND, ME—The MEMIC Group, workers’ compensation insurance specialists, has named John Knox Village of Florida, Inc. (JKV), one of three winners of The MEMIC Award for Excellence in Injury Management for 2022. Nominated by MEMIC (Maine Employers’ Mutual Insurance Company) claims staff, John Knox Village was considered the best among …

Colleges across the nation are about to let their students out for winter break—and some of those students will be Acts Retirement-Life Communities employees who are participating in an Acts Corporate University (ACU) program. ACU was created by Acts to help its employees. “ACU was founded in 2000, with the …

BLOOMFIELD, NJ—Recent research indicates that nine out of 10 LGBTQ+ identifying adults fear discrimination in long-term care facilities because of their sexual orientation. To create a safe and welcoming environment, the management team of Juniper Communities took part in a training program by SAGECare, aimed at helping them better serve …

WALL TOWNSHIP, NJ—Nine Springpoint life plan communities throughout New Jersey and Springpoint Choice recently earned the Platinum SAGECare LGBTQ+ Aging Cultural Competency Credential. Springpoint, the Mid-Atlantic’s leading senior living provider, has always been committed to prioritizing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, including the support and care of LGBTQ+ older …

KANSAS CITY, MO—Tutera Senior Living & Health Care, a Kansas City-based senior health care provider, recently held an open house to showcase their premier education and skills lab, Tutera University. Tutera University offers on-demand continuing education units available to team members in the states of Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Alabama, …

The pandemic and Great Resignation had—and continue to have—effects on the senior living industry. During our recent HEALTHTAC event in Scottsdale, Arizona, there was a panel entitled “Labor and Staffing: The Importance of Recruiting and Retaining Talent.” The industry experts who provided their insight on that panel spoke to their …

MECHANICSBURG, PA—Despite ongoing, industry-wide workforce pressures resulting from the COVID pandemic, Messiah Lifeways is committed to thinking creatively about how it can ensure that team member shortages do not impact the level of high-quality care, service and satisfaction it provides community members. Currently, they’re exploring the possibilities that exist in …