Workforce
We are committed to disseminating information about workforce-related challenges, and collaborating with employers and policy makers to identify, demonstrate, and assess workforce development and improvement practices.
Workforce Advocacy & Insights
Workforce Advocacy & Insights
Hiring Refugees in Aging Services
LeadingAge partnered with Global Refuge to provide a members-only resource with recommendations for hiring, training, and building inclusive environments for refugees in the workplace. Explore how refugees can be a source of qualified candidates to care for the growing older adult population.
Workforce Crisis Solutions: Apprenticeships?
The ongoing workforce crisis in aging services is real and LeadingAge hosted an expert panel discussion of how smart, collaborative implementation of apprenticeship strategies can help address it. Members can also download a step-by-step guide below to plan an apprenticeship program in their organizations.
STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
Leaders of Color Network
The LeadingAge Leaders of Color Network is a professional networking group for senior, mid-level, and emerging leaders of color employed by LeadingAge member organizations. The network is designed to support and facilitate career advancement in the field of aging services.
Student Internships
LeadingAge provides opportunities for students to learn about rewarding careers in aging services through our Summer Enrichment Program, a 10-week immersive internship hosted by member organizations. Interns have mentors, meaningful work, and access to a professional network.
Opening Doors to the Aging Services Workforce
LeadingAge understands the urgency of your workforce needs. That’s why we expanded our Opening Doors to Aging Services initiative to explore potential employees’ perceptions of aging services and how best to talk to them about jobs in our sector.
Workforce Tools
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LTSS @UMass Boston Workforce Resources
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LeadingAge Workforce Vision Paper (2021)
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Learning Hub: A Vision for Professionalizing the Caregiving Workforce
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LeadingAge Report: Making Care Work Pay (2020)
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Nurse LEAD Training Program
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The Immigration Imperative
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LeadingAge One-Pager: Hiring Nurses That Don’t Exist
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Learning Hub: Unlocking Workforce Technology Solutions -
Turnover Cost Calculator