--- title: News and Updates for Argentum Advocates | Patrick Connole description: News and updates for subscribers to the Argentum Advocates program focused on engaging those interested in advancing senior living on Capitol HIll. --- [Argentum Logo\_RGB2](https://argentum.org) Search - [About Argentum](https://argentum.org/about-argentum/) - [Leadership](https://argentum.org/about-argentum/leadership/) - [State Partners](https://argentum.org/about-argentum/state-partners/) - [Membership](https://argentum.org/about-argentum/membership/) - [Media Kit](https://www.argentum.org/advertising-and-sponsorship/) - [Advocacy](https://argentum.org/advocacy/) - [Federal Advocacy](https://argentum.org/advocacy/federal-advocacy/) - [State Advocacy](https://argentum.org/advocacy/state-advocacy/) - [Silver PAC](https://argentum.org/advocacy/silver-pac/) - [Advocacy News](https://www.argentum.org/advocacy/advocacy-news/) - [Events](https://argentum.org/events/) - [Senior Living Executive Conference](https://conference.argentum.org) - [Webinars](https://www.argentum.org/webinars/) - [Executive Director Leadership Institute](https://edli.argentum.org/) - [Chief Executive Summit](https://argentum.org/events/chief-executive-summit/) - [Advocacy Fund Golf Classic](https://www.argentum.org/golfclassic/) - [Senior Living Symposium](https://symposium.argentum.org/) - [Public Policy Institute & Fly-In](https://argentum.org/events/public-policy-institute-fly-in/) - [Media](https://argentum.org/media/) - [Coronavirus Toolkit](https://www.argentum.org/coronavirustoolkit/) - [Press Releases](https://argentum.org/press-releases/) - [Senior Living Executive Magazine](https://argentum.org/media/senior-living-executive-magazine/) - [Argentum Daily](https://argentum.org/media/argentum-e-newsletter/) - [Senior Living Professional](https://www.argentum.org/senior-living-professional/) - [Members in the News](https://argentum.org/topic/members-in-the-news/) - [Search by Topic](https://argentum.org/media/search-by-topic/) - [Research & Initiatives](https://argentum.org/research-and-initiatives/) - [Senior Living Impact](https://seniorlivingimpact.org/) - [Senior Living Works](https://seniorliving.works) - [Senior Living IQ](https://seniorlivingiq.org) - [Women in Leadership](https://www.argentum.org/research-and-initiatives/women-in-leadership/) - [Argentum Quarterly](https://argentum.org/research-and-initiatives/argentum-quarterly/) - [Awards Programs](https://www.argentum.org/research-and-initiatives/awards-recognition-programs/) - [LEAD Program](https://www.argentum.org/lead-program/) - [Standards for Senior Living](https://www.argentum.org/research-and-initiatives/standards-for-senior-living/) - [Professional Development](https://argentum.org/professional-development/) - [Senior Living Supplier Directory](https://seniorlivingsupplierdirectory.com/) - [Senior Living Career Center](http://seniorlivingcareers.argentum.org/) - [Certificate Programs and Certification](https://argentum.org/professional-development/professional-certification/) - [Resource Library](https://www.argentum.org/professional-development/resource-library/) - [Executive Roundtables](https://argentum.org/professional-development/executive-roundtables/) ## Patrick Connole ### Recent Posts ## [Virginia Assisted Living Association Sees Progress on Workforce Issues](https://blog.argentum.org/virginia-assisted-living-association-sees-progress-on-workforce-issues) Posted by [Patrick Connole](https://blog.argentum.org/author/patrick-connole) on June 27, 2023 at 10:53 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) In an example of the activity at the state-level on the workforce crisis in assisted living, we highlight the achievements of the [Virginia Assisted Living Association](https://www.valainfo.org/) (VALA), which is focused on turning the tide on workforce challenges and creating more opportunities for career pathways to blossom within the senior living industry in Virginia. The group, which is an affiliate of Argentum, successfully drew attention to its cause in May, when Virginia’s Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Resources and the Special Advisor to the Governor for Healthcare Workforce joined the VALA Workforce Development Committee meeting. In the meeting, assisted living providers were able to share their concerns and describe the barriers they face relative to workforce directly with Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s (R) administration. VALA is working to keep lines of communication open to ensure that assisted living providers get the support they need, they said. The workforce shortage in the commonwealth has forced the 560 assisted living communities (ALFs) to operate below full capacity. “In the last 10 years, the capacity of Virginia’s ALFs was nearly 32,500, but the demand for senior living has significantly grown resulting to the capacity being increased to nearly 39,000 at the end of 2022,” reports Judy Hackler, executive director of VALA. In other news from VALA, several recent advocacy wins have a positive impact on industry workforce issues. [Read More](https://blog.argentum.org/virginia-assisted-living-association-sees-progress-on-workforce-issues) Topics: [Workforce Policy](https://blog.argentum.org/topic/workforce-policy), [State Partners](https://blog.argentum.org/topic/state-partners) ## [Community-level Training Yields Better Results in Workforce Battle](https://blog.argentum.org/community-level-training-yields-better-results-in-workforce-battle) Posted by [Patrick Connole](https://blog.argentum.org/author/patrick-connole) on February 17, 2023 at 10:03 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Quintin King, president, Brightwater Senior Living, Bend, Ore., knows the score when it comes to workforce challenges, managing and operating 12 communities mostly in the Western U.S. and in Canada. 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