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Move Over, Gloria Gaynor
December 30, 2013 | Marti Bowman
The headlines in our industry as of late have been filled with some real downers: Cuts, Reductions, Survival, Fight of Our Lives, and the list goes on… There’s good reason, given the 11.1% Medicare...
Hitting it Outta the Park with Mobile Scheduling for Employees
October 6, 2013 | Marti Bowman
One of the biggest trends I’ve noticed over the past 6-9 months is the use of smartphones by workers in long-term care and senior living facilities and communities. I have seen a huge spike in...
At 2,409 pages, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is far-reaching, to say the least. One of the most pressing areas within the healthcare law is the employer mandate, which requires...
The OnShift Mobile App for Senior Care Employees is Calling
February 24, 2013 | Marti Bowman
The first time I had access to a cell phone, I felt cool. Really cool. Even though it weighed several pounds and looked like this (yes, go ahead and laugh), I felt totally empowered and had inflated...
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.
What will you do differently in 2012 than you did in 2011? I'm thinking about this question for myself, both professionally and personally, and wanted to pose the question to all of you in long-term...
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...
