WANTED: 2.5 MILLION MORE SENIOR LIVING WORKERS. PLEASE APPLY BEFORE 2030.
The senior living industry directly employs more than 767,000 Americans, and indirectly employs more than 915,000 workers in related industries. This industry, with nearly a quarter-trillion dollars in economic impact, drives economies from local to global. These thousands of workers are licensed and registered nurses, managers, sales and marketing offi cers, hospitality and maintenance workers, accountants, information technology workers, cooks...and direct caregivers.
This industry’s job growth is projected to zoom up by more than 30 percent—that’s nearly fi ve times stronger than the total U.S. economy—through 2025. With the recent health of the U.S. economy, many providers already report shortages of high-quality caregivers, dining workers, and more.
But they’re trying to turn this around. Approaches vary by provider and mission, but some of the strategies include:
• Making the hire-to-onboarding gap shorter, and keeping the process dynamic—without compromising the care needed to fi nd high-quality candidates
• Using technology to make it easier for candidates to apply and to help them to stay
• Off ering education, certifi cations, apprenticeships, and other ways to keep improving quality while helping workers move up and earn more
Over the next several pages, you’ll read about these and more—plus there’s a list of tips and ideas from people on the job, to inspire changes of your own.
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