from COVIA When Governor Gavin Newsom’s stay at home order went into effect in March of 2020, no one knew what to expect. Just before those orders shut down its headquarters in Walnut Creek, Covia had established a COVID-19 Task Force to coordinate its response. Drawing from all business lines as well as key operational Read More…
by JEANNEE PARKER MARTIN, PRESIDENT AND CEO, LEADINGAGE CALIFORNIA One year into the pandemic, work culture has forever changed. COVID-19 exposed significant and systemic disparities in workforce in housing, care and services for older adults, including wage gaps, inequities in the ability to work during a crisis, and chronic staffing shortages. Growing the workforce remains a critical Read More…
by AIMEE LEEPER, COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING OFFICER, CRA PARTNERS/SENIOR CRIMESTOPPERS Stories about the financial exploitation of elders that make news are ones where the victim has name recognition. Recently we’ve heard much about Marvel icon Stan Lee becoming the target of financial predators. No less tragic are the abuses that occur to those with less Read More…
We chatted with Rita Ng, Social Worker and Victoria Milburn, Activity Therapist at Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center in San Francisco, Calif. about some of the key ways day-to-day “work life” has changed since COVID-19 and how residents and staff have adapted. What’s been the biggest adjustment/change to your day-to-day routine? Victoria: The biggest Read More…
by AMANDA DAVIDSON, GRANT MANAGER, LEADINGAGE CALIFORNIA In April 2020, LeadingAge California launched the Integrate fuN, Sustainable, Programming that is Innovative, Rewarding and Enriches (iNSPIRE) Project. Funded through a CMP grant awarded by the California Department of Public Health, the iNSPIRE Project provides nursing homes with iN2L engagement technology, which offers thousands of computer-based experiences Read More…
A CONVERSATION WITH UNITEK COLLEGE Distance learning has become common for students at many schools and universities. For healthcare educators, this brings a mix of challenges and opportunities, including how to keep students engaged, how to handle clinical training when in-person visits aren’t possible, and how to make sure rural and low-income students stay connected Read More…
by ERIC DOWDY, CHIEF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS OFFICER, LEADINGAGE CALIFORNIA As the California Legislature gaveled in for the first year of the 2021-2022 Legislative Session, the state remained deep in stranglehold of the COVID-19 pandemic with hundreds of Californians dying each day. Despite this backdrop, death rates and cases have declined precipitously in skilled nursing facilities Read More…
by SUSAN HILDEBRANDT, ROBYN STONE, AND NATASHA BRYANT, LEADINGAGE The year 2020 will go down in history as one of the more turbulent that our nation—and the field of long-term services and supports (LTSS)—has experienced. Chief among our challenges, of course, was the coronavirus pandemic that began sweeping the country early in the year. Tragically, Read More…
We chatted with California State University, Sacramento gerontology students Bernadette, Joshua, and Kennedy, who shared what brought them to the field, what it’s like completing their degrees in today’s socially-distanced world, and what they’d like to see change within the field as they embark on their careers. What motivated you to go into the field Read More…
by HEATHER M. YOUNG, PH.D., RN, FAAN; BETTY IRENE MOORE SCHOOL OF NURSING, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS I could not imagine a better context for a fulfilling career than community based long-term care. Starting as a nursing assistant on the night shift of a nursing home when I was a teenager, I experienced an intricate Read More…