“We did see an impact of the vaccine mandate,” said Jennifer Whitten, Heritage chief operating officer.
The nursing and assisted living organization, which operates Heritage Park in Jamestown, Heritage Green in Greenhurst and Heritage Village in Gerry, does have job openings in its dietary department, activities department and in clerical.
The New York State Department of Labor said last week the number of private sector jobs increased over the month by 24,200, or 0.3%, to 7,614,800 in November 2021.
Meanwhile, Heritage has also taken steps to thank its staff during the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, including offering turkeys at Thanksgiving and hams at Christmas.
According to its COVID-19 tracker, there were four cases at Heritage Park — three among staff and one resident.
“Our admissions are open,” Whitten said.