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Employer applications are being accepted for the 2018 Summer Health Care Internship Program (SHCIP). Skilled nursing, home care providers and adult day centers are encouraged to participate.  

Our spring Health Support Specialist (HSS) regional hubs that begin next week will deliver on a core foundation of apprenticeship: mentoring. 

The benefits of attending our Assisted Living Nurse Leader (ALNET) regional meetings are priceless. Mark your calendars in April because we are bringing together this collegial network of nurse leaders to learn about practices that enrich lives and advance regulatory and professional standards. 

We often receive questions on record retention from Housing with Services and Home/Care Assisted Living providers. The following information will help ensure you are meeting the legal requirements: 

How nursing home administrators track continuing education from national providers is about to change. The National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB) will be eliminating paper certificates of attendance and using an electronic database for all reporting of national continuing education. The change is effective April 1. 

We’ve been hearing it more and more from our members: family support is one of the biggest influencers in the decision-making process for older adults when it comes to their housing and care needs. A new study from the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society supports this trend and calls for clinicians to consider older people with illnesses and their families together as a unit of care.  

Anyone who saw Bryan Williams at Institute will not want to miss spending a day with him engaging in a discussion on effective leadership. The Thursday, March 29 session is the first in a four-part leadership series focused on the essential components of achieving a high performing organization. 

The nominations process for the LeadingAge Annual Awards opened this month. The deadline to apply is April 30. 

A new report from the LeadingAge LTSS Center and Generations United identifies the characteristics of successful intergenerational programs in affordable senior housing communities, examines the implementation challenges these programs face, and offers strategies that programs can use to overcome these challenges. 

The Minnesota Department of Commerce has released a new toolkit to empower older adults and their families to protect themselves against financial fraud. 

Forty percent of senior living CEOs could be retiring within the next five years, according to the 2017 LeadingAge-CEMO Leadership Compensation Survey.

A recent survey from LeadingAge CAST and Ziegler shows an increase in technology adoption in senior living communities and that more organizations are adding Chief Information/Technology Officer positions to their leadership teams. 

Value First has announced a new food program with the nation’s largest food distributors that will save LeadingAge Minnesota members money and provide new opportunities for their dining programs.   

Take just five minutes today to vote on your favorite ideas in the Workforce Challenge! The Workforce Challenge is an opportunity for you to impact the educational experiences students have prior to entering the aging services workforce. 

In the last 10 years, the average annual growth rate in total units among the 150 largest nonprofit senior living systems in the United States was 3.1 percent, according to the 2017 edition of the LeadingAge Ziegler 150. Most growth occurred primarily through expansion. 

This is your chance to shape the workforce of tomorrow! The Workforce Challenge is an opportunity for you to impact the educational experiences students have prior to entering the workforce. 

Does your employee orientation need a re-boot? LeadingAge Minnesota has a new resource to turn orientation into an engaging onboarding experience. 

When caregivers were asked their preferred work setting, assisted living and care centers failed to make the cut, according to the Caregiver Trend Report released by mycnajobs. 

The Alzheimer’s Association last week released new recommendations designed to shape dementia care practices in care centers, assisted living, and home and community-based services.