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Save the Date: Long Term Care Workforce Recruitment and Retention Education Series
- By: Angela Westhoff
- On: 09/04/2025 11:29:46
- In: Workforce
Bridging Communities through Employment is a series of FREE virtual and live in-person events across the State of Maine.
Beginning in September, this grant funded initiative is designed for administrators, hiring managers, HR personnel, executives from nursing homes, residential care facilities, assisted living programs, and other long term care homes and services throughout the state.
Participants will come together to explore innovative approaches, best practices, and strategies to attracting, hiring, and retaining employees from diverse populations, including New Mainers.
Free webinar: Employment Compliance When Hiring and Supporting New Mainers
September 18th from 10 am - noon
In this two-hour webinar with immigration attorney Kate Drabecki, we will explore employment compliance when hiring and supporting New Mainers. Ms. Drabecki will also provide practical guidance on how employers can respond if Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials visit their long term care facilities. Register here.
UPCOMING:
Free In Person Workshops: Recruiting and Retaining a Diverse Workforce
Join your peers in a deeper dive into the strategies needed to attract, recruit, retain, and help employees from diverse backgrounds thrive as your staff members during these free in person workshops.
Pick one date and location from the list below and register today.
The workshops and lunch run from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Registration at 8:30 a.m.
Each workshop will include a keynote speaker, with expertise working with diverse populations and a multi-person panel offering perspectives, success stories, best practices, and subject matter expertise, all designed to give you new ideas and tools for filling staff vacancies with a new targeted population.
December 8: Northeastland Hotel, 436 Main Street, Presque Isle
December 9: Hilton Garden Inn, 250 Haskell Road, Bangor
December 10: Maple Hill Farm & Conference Center, 11 Inn Road, Hallowell
December 11: Regency Hotel - Mariners Chapel, 20 Milk Street, Portland
The workshop will conclude with a networking lunch and facilitated discussion of lessons learned and tools and tips to take back to your workplace. Space is limited so make sure to register today!
Click here to register for an in person workshop.
Staff contact: mbooth@mehca.org