Largest US senior housing operator to pilot nursing assistant apprenticeship

Brookdale Senior Living Inc., the largest operator of senior housing in the U.S., will pilot a new certified nursing assistant apprenticeship program at its communities in Chattanooga, Tennessee, beginning in 2020, the company announced in November. The program, approved by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) as a registered apprenticeship program, will pair apprentice nursing assistants with mentors who will work with them over the course of a year. Participants will be eligible for three pay increases during the program, and they will earn a nationally recognized certificate upon completion, Brookdale Senior Living said in a statement.