title: The aging workforce.
abstract: With staffing shortages intensifying, hospitals must find ways to attract and keep older workers on the job. This foldout examines 10 strategies that workforce experts say can help hospitals recruit and retain older workers, and explains specifically how four leading health systems implement those strategies.
authors.forename: Lee Ann
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Runy
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000488:Allied Health Personnel / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000600:supply & distribution; D004651:Employment / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends*; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006280:Health Workforce / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000600:supply & distribution; D008875:Middle Aged; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000600:supply & distribution; D010557:Personnel Administration, Hospital; D010558:Personnel Loyalty; D010560:Personnel Selection; D010595:Pharmacists / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000600:supply & distribution; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012179:Retirement / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States