Senior Living Workforce Crisis Needs Immediate and Long-Term Policy Solutions
February 10, 2022
By Kenya McCullum Worker shortages are nothing new in the senior living industry—but COVID-19 has only made the challenge more pronounced. To get to where we need to be will require a multipronged approach. One of those prongs is developing and supporting the policies that can bring an influx of talent into the field. To…
Argentum Takes #DontLeaveUsBehindAgain Campaign for COVID Relief for Assisted Living to Pennsylvania
November 17, 2021
Harrisburg, Pa. – Saying enough is enough, senior living advocates converged on the Pennsylvania capital today, calling on the Biden Administration and Congress to target COVID relief and workforce solutions to assisted living and memory care communities amid a financial and staffing shortage crisis in the state and across the country. In a press conference…
Argentum Announces Regina Serrano as Vice President, Workforce Development
October 25, 2021
(Alexandria, Va.) — Argentum is pleased to announce that Regina Serrano has joined the association as vice president, workforce development. In this role, she will lead and collaborate on new initiatives to address current and coming workforce challenges as well as advance Argentum’s existing programs such as: Senior Living Works: A grassroots program to raise awareness of career opportunities within the senior…
Argentum Apprenticeship Program Reports Ongoing Gains in Participation and Results
September 15, 2021
(Alexandria, Va.) – The Healthcare Apprenticeship Expansion Program (HAEP) has now supported more than 1,500 apprenticeships and is credited for opening doors by its employee partners, according to an announcement today at the 2021 Senior Living Executive Conference & Expo in Phoenix. Argentum is the lead applicant and fiscal agent for the $6 million project,…
Argentum’s Apprenticeship Program Passes the 1,200 Participant Goal
July 19, 2021
The Healthcare Apprenticeship Expansion Program (HAEP) has met a major milestone by enrolling 1,211 participants in the first year of the grant. Argentum is the lead applicant and fiscal agent for the $6 million project, which is being funded by a four-year U.S. Department of Labor—Employment and Training Administration Closing the Skills Gap grant. The…
Healthcare Apprenticeship Expansion Program
June 25, 2021
Argentum is the lead applicant and fiscal agent for a $6M project which is being funded by a four-year USDOL-ETA Closing the Skills Gap grant. The Healthcare Apprenticeship Expansion Program (HAEP) collaborative is addressing the skills gap in healthcare and healthcare IT occupations by expanding apprenticeship pathways for positions like CNAs, LPNs, RNs, and rehab…
Essential Services Help Workers Find a Foothold on Their Own Life Paths
May 5, 2021
In 2020, Argentum received a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to develop the Healthcare Apprenticeship Expansion Program (HAEP), creating apprenticeships in senior living and related allied health occupations. Part of this involved ensuring apprentices had services that would help them succeed as they trained and established themselves in their new career paths. Administering…
Healthcare Apprenticeship Expansion Program on Track to Reach Enrollment Goal
September 22, 2020
(Alexandria, Va.) – Argentum announces that its partners in the Healthcare Apprenticeship Expansion Program (HAEP) have enrolled 785 apprentices and that the program is on track to reach its goal of enrolling more than 1,200 apprentices by spring 2021. The HAEP program, designed to develop apprenticeships in senior living and related allied health occupations, was…
HAEP: Creating a Win-Win Strategy For Senior Living Apprenticeship
August 3, 2020
Bringing more than 7,000 apprentices into key occupations in senior living is an ambitious goal—and, with the right partners and program design, an achievable one. With the help of a nearly $6 million, four-year grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, awarded following a national competitive process, Argentum has launched the Healthcare Apprenticeship Expansion Program…
Argentum Awarded $6 Million Grant for National Apprenticeship Program
February 19, 2020
(Alexandria, Va.) – Argentum announces it has received a grant to develop and expand nationwide apprenticeships in senior living and related allied health occupations. The U.S. Department of Labor awarded nearly $6 million for Argentum’s Healthcare Apprenticeship Expansion Program (HAEP), following a national competitive process. The four-year grant will dramatically expand workforce development in the…