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(Alexandria, Va.) – Argentum, the American Seniors Housing Association (ASHA), and the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC) have formed the Senior Living DEIB Coalition in a shared commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) to empower businesses operating in and around senior living. The goal is to co-create a plan of action and strategy around DEIB, including the…

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…

(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…

Equity & Inclusion The name of Kemy Joseph’s DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) consulting firm works in several ways. First, it stands for Fuel Equitable Actions, Relationships, and Systems. But it also recognizes that DEI can bring up some fears. “Oftentimes, fears cause us to respond either in anger or frustration—or to run away from…

Gayle Kvenvold, President and CEO of LeadingAge Minnesota, was recently named a 2021 Most Admired CEO by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. In a feature story published on Sept. 7, Gayle drew attention to the workforce shortages long-term care providers are facing. “Long-term care had a workforce shortage before the pandemic, but it is now…