Senior Healthcare Blog

Culture change is falling short. Don't get me wrong, I'm a big believer and supporter of the culture change movement in long term care. I am an active board member of the Ohio Person Centered Care...

Working long hours, coordinating availability of many employees and working within budgets, the role of the people responsible for scheduling in senior care is far from simple. I should know, since...

Earlier this week I attended the Wisconsin Director of Nursing Council Symposium and sat through some informative presentations. One in particular quickly caught my attention when the presenter, ...

Since October the 1^st hit, I’ve been bombarded with stories, briefs, presentations, newsflashes, and water cooler discussions about impact of unnecessary rehospitalization across the long-term care...

I have had numerous meetings with senior living executives where the topic of acuity came up. They were analyzing labor reports, trying to figure out why there were so many spikes in the labor budget...

Everywhere I turn these days it seems that the topic of reducing hospital readmissions is on everyone's mind. Put aside for a second that this provision is being driven by the Affordable Care Act,...

We’re kicking off this inaugural issue of our customer newsletter, Staffing Strategies, by exploring one of the most critical and foundational elements of OnShift – application integration. As an...

2011 was a big year for many reasons: William and Kate tied the knot, Justin Bieber got his hair cut, and OnShift launched its inaugural Scheduler of the Year Awards. We’re most excited about #3 –...

I’ve heard a lot of discussion about the lines blurring between skilled nursing and assisted living. Some assisted living communities are caring for residents who would have been in skilled nursing...

I just about fell out of my chair when I read the headline about a nurse who made $270,000 in one year thanks to some, no make that A LOT, of overtime. Seriously? Well, yeah, seriously. That’s the...