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States That Spend More on Home-Based Care See Fewer Nursing Home Placements, Census Analysis Shows
A 20-percentage-point increase in state spending on home- and community-based services corresponds to a 2.

Senior Living Executive Urges Families to Plan Transitions Before Medical Emergencies Force Placement Decisions
Senior living operators should educate families about proactive community transitions rather than crisis-driven placements, according to a commentary published July 11 by Lindsey Lavery, chief sales and marketing officer for Franciscan Ministries, which operates Franciscan Village in Lemont, Illinoi

Digital Marketing Agency Releases Seven-Year Case Study Showing Care-Level Specificity Outperforms Generic Senior Living Headlines by 3-4x
Digital Wolf, a Fort Wayne, Indiana-based marketing agency, released a case study July 7 showing that headlines naming specific care levels outperform generic senior living messaging by three to four times in paid search campaigns, according to findings drawn from seven years managing marketing for

Immigration Enforcement Removes Legally Authorized Workers from Nursing Homes Already Operating at Critical Staffing Levels
Immigration enforcement actions targeting legally authorized foreign-born workers have compounded staffing deficits at U.S. nursing homes, according to industry operators and workforce policy analysts tracking the impact across multiple states. The enforcement wave affects workers from Cuba, Haiti,

The Employee Experience Messaging Audit: How Your Caregiver Job Descriptions Are Killing Your Recruitment Pipeline
Replacing “competitive,” “aggressive targets,” and “strong leadership” with “collaborative,” “patient impact,” and “team development” in clinical coordinator job descriptions produced a measurable increase in female candidate applications at one healthcare network, according to a case study in Avua’

The Multi-Channel Attribution Breakdown: Why Your Home Care Agency Can’t Credit a Single Marketing Channel for Lead Conversions
The average care seeker interacts with 7 to 13 pieces of content before converting into a qualified lead.