Workforce Development
We support educational programs and research to help the senior living industry attract to most qualified, caring, and dedicated staff to serve older adults in senior living residences.
The Challenge: Stakeholders overwhelmingly identified skilled caregivers with a strong commitment to older people and their autonomy as key to the continued success of assisted living’s core mission.
Quality Improvement
We support educational programs and research to help the senior living industry to improve the quality of its services and the competency of its staff.
Argentum, formerly known as the Assisted Living Federation of America, unveiled 12 standards that, beginning in January 2016, its independent living, assisted living and memory care community members are asked to meet.
Promoting Independence & Dignity
We support educational programs and research to strengthen and expand senior living options and supportive services for older adults.
None of us want to get to the point in life where we can’t take care of ourselves but the reality is that we as Americans are living longer and will need some help as we age.
Affordability
We support educational programs and research to find more affordable options for older adults who want to reside in senior living communities.
The Challenge: Symposium participants expressed great concern that assisted living is not affordable for many older Americans and likely to be even less accessible in future years, given continued shortfalls in state funding in all areas of long term care, and particularly home and community-based services.