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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: What Other Companies Can Learn About Retaining Older Workers From the Health Care Industry [Watch (HLS stream): What Other Companies Can Learn About Retaining Older Workers From the Health Care Industry](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/rHwXBLW7.m3u8) (1:42)  _Published 2021-10-29. TIME asked a handful of health care leaders about how they’ve hired and retained older, experienced workers. While specific programs and priorities varied across hospitals, certain themes came up again and again: recruiting for experience, flexibility and wellness._ --- Jul 28, 2023 4:23 AM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [How Ageism Negatively Affects Older People’s Health](/video/utXHHjWZ/) ### How Ageism Negatively Affects Older People’s Health [Paul Ryan Signals Compromise on Health Care for Older Americans: 'We Believe We Should Have Even More Assistance'](/video/pBQKy61V/) ### Paul Ryan Signals Compromise on Health Care for Older Americans: 'We Believe We Should Have Even More Assistance' [What Older Workers Can Learn From Millennials](/video/4LlrIu4O/) ### What Older Workers Can Learn From Millennials --- ## Transcript For the healthcare industry has faced shortages of workers. Since before the pandemic, the Health crisis has make conditions worse. That's why I said Healthcare executives are now finding Creative Solutions to retain an older workers. Some hospitals are recruiting workers back from retirement and providing training to get them for northwell health in New York. This includes efforts to buy ages in the hiring process including by implementing blind. Resumes any identifying information. The graduation years hospitals are also appealing to workers by basing their work days, more flexible by offering employees, different shift options. She's working shorter hours or weekends, like another Industries remote work has also expanded during the pandemic MD Anderson Cancer Center. In Houston. For example, has found that its employees can be productive even outside of a healthcare setting that they appreciated. Hospital say that they renewed their focus on Lonas during the pandemic. For example, after Allegheny Health Network in Pennsylvania, learned that almost half of nurses, kids meals and didn't drink enough. Water managers created a meal break calendar to ensure coverage during Chef cafeteria hours were extended Hydration Stations on every floor and Miriam Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island. The hospital partnered with Brown University psychologist to make sure clinicians needs are being met and devise wellness program, including Reiki, meditation, rooms and food carts. The goal. Making sure Clinic until comfortable seeking help. ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"What Other Companies Can Learn About Retaining Older Workers From the Health Care Industry","description":"TIME asked a handful of health care leaders about how they’ve hired and retained older, experienced workers. 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