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Multigenerational Messaging: How to Communicate With Senior Care Staff
July 27, 2016 | Mike Pumphrey
A one size fits all approach to managing your staff is rarely sufficient for post-acute and senior living providers, especially when it comes to communication. But effective communication is key in...
Senior living and post-acute care providers have become increasingly concerned with engagement within their labor forces. Between high turnover rates, a majority-millennial workforce and a steady...
Secrets to Successful Open Shift Management in Senior Care
July 14, 2016 | Mike Pumphrey
Do you ever go to your refrigerator at dinner time to see what food you have available to create a meal? And once you take a look there just doesn’t seem to be anything there--and so you order...
The mandatory start date for Payroll-Based Journal data collection is July 1st. If you’ve been putting it off and aren’t sure where to start, we have you covered. I’ve compiled the ultimate list of ...
How to Manage ‘Emotional Labor’ Among Senior Care Staff
June 21, 2016 | Mike Pumphrey
We all know the feeling of coming to work and having to put on a happy face despite something personal or emotional going on in our lives. Well, senior living’s frontline staff knows that experience...
Don't Let Millennial Job-Hopping Derail Your Senior Care Workforce
June 2, 2016 | Mike Pumphrey
Millennials can be a force to be reckoned with in the workforce, and their recruitment, retention and engagement are proving increasingly important in senior living. When it comes to millennials and...
The minimum wage has been a hot topic across the country in recent months—one that we at OnShift have vigilantly tracked. With large organizations like Wal-Mart looking to raise employee pay over the...
Inside Argentum’s Senior Living Workforce Credentialing Plans
February 19, 2016 | Mike Pumphrey
Establishing career paths and promoting career development have increasingly come into focus for senior living providers seeking to combat turnover and bolster a consistent workforce. They can also...
How Senior Care Leaders Can Improve the Lives of Frontline Workers
January 21, 2016 | Mike Pumphrey
When the owner of 80 California nursing homes last week purchased 18,000 Powerball tickets for his employees and residents and one nurse believed she had won, that owner easily could have been named...
A dwindling labor force, significant wage pressures and a sometimes grueling work environment overwhelmed by increasing resident acuity are reasons recruiting and retaining an effective staff in the...
