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A Day In The Life Of…A Senior Care Administrator
July 16, 2012 | Marti Bowman
With the day-to-day pressures you face working in senior care, we thought it would be fun to give you a bit of relief and hopefully a laugh or two. That’s why we developed this new comic series, “A...
Just the other day my son was sitting at the kitchen table drawing with one of his friends (picture about a hundred crayons rolling around, stacks of papers, and a lot of giggling). An alien...
Hats off to all of you in long-term care! This week marks the annual National Nursing Home Week. It’s a time to take a moment and say thank you to each and every one of you who have dedicated...
Workforce Management: Staff Sharing in Senior Care
March 11, 2012 | Marti Bowman
Mister Rogers has a lot to do with long-term care and senior living. Now hold off on your cardigan and trolley jokes for just a moment, and let me explain.
So much attention has been paid to Medicare cuts that it’s almost like a black cloud is following long-term care. There’s no question the impact of the cuts is significant. But after spending some...
Labor Management Strategies: Managing Costs in Senior Care
September 28, 2011 | Marti Bowman
We at OnShift are seeing a variety of reactions in long-term care and senior living to the Medicare cuts that hit October 1st. Some are in panic mode, fearful they’ll have to shut their doors because...
The issue of adequate staffing in long-term care is once again in the spotlight. This time, HCR Manor Care was slapped with a $91.5 million negligence verdict in a case involving the death of a...
