Senior Housing News July 5, 2024
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Since the start of the pandemic, senior living operators have grappled with staffing woes. Executive directors are particularly hard to hire and retain.
Long hours and a generally tough job have contributed to burnout and higher turnover among executive directors in recent years. And given the training needed for the position, there is also simply a smaller pool of hirees from which to pull.
But in 2024 after years of struggling with the issue, some operators feel as though they have finally gotten executive director hiring and retention under control. Just ask 12 Oaks Senior Living President Greg Puklicz.
“I’ve got 99 problems and the executive director position isn’t one,” Puklicz told...