Professional Certification

For the second year in a row, Vi, a leading national developer, owner and operator of high-end continuing care retirement communities, is pleased to announce that its 10 communities and its corporate office in Chicago have been certified as a great workplace by Great Place to Work®.

Holleran, the nation’s premier research and consulting firm serving aging service providers, in partnership with Life Care Services, the recognized leader in senior living management, have jointly released a white paper covering issues around employee engagement and retention. The white paper, entitled “How Does Employee Engagement Impact Turnover?” was made possible through a multi-year, longitudinal…

VERO BEACH, Fla. – Great Place to Work Institute has honored Harbor Retirement Associates (HRA), a senior living development and management company based in Vero Beach, with certification as a Great Place to Work. The certification process considered nearly 1,400 employee surveys from across HRA’s 35 communities nationwide. Great Place to Work, an independent research…

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. – By way of an emergent partnership with Discovery Senior Living, 16 students from Endicott College (Beverly, Mass.) gained firsthand knowledge about the inner workings of today’s senior living communities and explored burgeoning career opportunities in the fast-growing industry. As members of the College’s DECA organization, the students represent a sampling of…

Earning the Certified Director of Assisted Living (CDAL) certification is a major achievement. But it’s not simply an individual achievement. It elevates a community, a company, and the industry overall. That means organizations can benefit from investing in a culture where the CDAL certification is recognized and appropriately valued and where every employee knows its…