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The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development operates more than 50 Workforce Centers around the state to help job seekers find jobs and employers find staff. One LeadingAge Minnesota member has seen great results working with a Workforce Center– 75 percent of the Workforce Center referrals were hired and 90 percent were still employed after six months!   

HealthForce Minnesota will soon launch Caring Careers Start Here, a career awareness campaign targeted at aging services. We are encouraging members to host an Open Hearts Open House to expose students and adults to the great careers that await them in your settings.

We know that the toughest workforce crisis is yet to come as the labor force fails to keep the pace with growth in the aging population. The ratio of the working age population compared to those over the age of 85 will decrease by 46 percent over the next 20 years. It is important to start building your future workforce pipeline today!   

Thanks to the efforts of the Long-Term Care Imperative, HealthForce Minnesota was given funding from the State of Minnesota to create a senior care career awareness campaign -- Caring Careers Start Here. 

The Robert L. Kane Endowed Chair in Long-Term Care and Aging is pleased to announce the Robert L. Kane Scholarship of Excellence in Long-Term Care for 2019-2020. The scholarship provides $25,000 during the 2019-2020 academic year for University of Minnesota Master’s-level or professional doctorate students who are fully committed to pursuing a professional career in long-term care following the completion of their degrees.  

Recruit staff to the field of aging services with brand new videos! Watch and then share the following videos on social media:   

A new report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University presents a sobering look at the latest data on housing cost burdens for older adult owners and renters. Housing America's Older Adults 2018 features information on: 

LeadingAge and Ziegler has published the 15th edition of the LeadingAge-Ziegler 200 (LZ 200) Report.   

In case you missed our article last week, Liz Sether, LeadingAge Minnesota’s long-time Nurse Consultant/Policy Analyst, has decided to step down from her 27 years of service to our members on Dec. 14. While we can never fill Liz’s shoes, we ae moving forward with the process to fill the position of Director of Clinical Care & Nurse Consultant.   

The traditional notion of a “senior” is no longer relevant, and the preferences and desires of today’s older adult is driving changes in senior living focused on an active lifestyle, outside community and avenues to share experiences, skills, knowledge and wisdom. In 6 Trends Changing the Face of Intergenerational Senior Living, Senior Housing News interviewed more than 20 leaders leading the change.  

Workforce continues to be the one universal challenge that LeadingAge Minnesota members face, and now you can help us figure out our “moon shot” on workforce.   

Liz Sether, LeadingAge Minnesota’s long-time Nurse Consultant/Policy Analyst, has decided that the time has come to retire. She will step down from her 27 years of service to our members on Dec. 14. 

LeadingAge CAST released a new Safety Technologies Toolkit that will help members prevent falls, the leading cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries for older adults.  

The OnTrack Nursing Assistant Training program hit another milestone this October – our 200^th student! 

Acquisitions will continue to be the most common way senior living providers expand their businesses in 2019, according to a new survey from Capitol One as featured in McKnight’s Senior Living. 

Have you ever considered how copyright law applies when movies are shown in your setting? You probably should, as motion picture showings held within communal areas on the property require a public performance license to comply with Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Act. Before you pop in that DVD or download a film for your next movie night, read this advice: 

A majority of Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) are feeling more optimistic about their ability to compete but some have expressed concerns about the impact Medicare Advantage plans will have on payment, according to a new study released by Ziegler. 

Is your current continuum of services and supports up to the task of serving future consumers? LeadingAge Director of Residential Communities Steve Maag offers advice on how to find out. 

The Corporation for National and Community Services is seeking grant applications for projects that address critical community needs by mobilizing volunteers age 55, including projects targeted at intergenerational programming, elder justice, easing social isolation and give respite to informal caregivers. 

What if you could increase your total number of new hires by 46 percent in one year by strategically using digital media? Mother of Mercy in Albany dedicated time and grant funds to achieve those results—and a 30 percent increase in total applications.