4 Viable Strategies to Combat the Senior Living Labor Shortage
"What’s it like having five kids?" Jim Gaffigan recalls being asked. The comedian replied, "Imagine you’re drowning. And someone hands you a baby!" If you’re an executive in the senior living field, this may describe how you feel. Your work is essential. It requires a high level of specialized skill and a deep well of compassion to provide the care residents and their loved ones deserve. Times are tough, though. Special funding provided during the Covid pandemic is ending. Well-intended regulations are imposing unintended difficulties. Hiring and retaining quality staff is exceptionally challenging; operating margins are low. Moreover, burnout rates [...]
Innovating Senior Living: Understanding the GUIDE Model for Dementia Care with Catalyst
Momma said there’d be days like this. But Mom couldn’t have known that these days would be so tumultuous. Or how excruciating it would be to ensure she receives the care she deserves in her senior years. But the Covid-19 pandemic shut down the world, catching everyone off guard. The workforce faced an unexpected and tremendous strain, particularly in the senior care space. No one saw how supply chain disruptions would cause construction delays, compounding the issues created by differed maintenance in the face of skyrocketing demand for care. Mom never mentioned that the senior healthcare industry would have to [...]
