Business View Magazine | April 2019

216 of web-based tools and resources. Housed on the CALA website, they include a toolkit to launch an internship program, talking points for introducing senior living careers to stu- dents, and online professional development courses for current employees. While they have only been available since April of 2018, mem- bers are already putting them to use. Another avenue for widening the talent pool has been the CALA Scholarship Fund. Every year, thanks to generous support from mem- bers, the Fund gives students and recent graduates with an interest in the senior living profession the opportunity to attend a CALA conference. The experience has proven to be a successful avenue for meeting new potential employees. According to a 2017 scholarship re- cipient and now employee of a CALA-member community, “It was at this conference that I solidified my passion for senior living... I truly do feel that I have found the ‘perfect fit’ in my professional career.” Staff Training CALA-member communities share the com- THE CALIFORNIA ASSISTED LIVING ASSOCIATION