Out of Reach: Wages Don’t Support Housing Needs for Senior Living Workers

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Jodi Boyne

Jobs in senior living and care centers will continue to be among the fastest-growing types over the next decade, but wages continue to be a barrier to staff recruitment and retention. 

In a recent report published by the National Low-Income Housing Coalition, it was noted that staff in senior living and care centers earn less than what it takes to be able to comfortably afford one- or two-bedroom housing. 

The 2018 “Out of Reach” report based its findings on data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in addition to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

Learn more at Wages Complicate Housing of Senior Living Workers in McKnight’s Senior Living.