Senior Healthcare Blog

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced it will start utilizing Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) data to calculate the staffing measure rating for the Five-Star Quality Rating...

California is making a change to its minimum staffing requirements for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). Effective July 1, 2018 (the start of CA fiscal year 2018/2019), facilities will be required...

Every manager wants to see his or her employees succeed, but sometimes, certain people struggle. And when a manager notices an individual’s performance is not up to par, it may be time to implement...

Exit interviews can be tricky to conduct and many senior care organizations may not think they’re valuable because the employee has already committed to leave.

However, the exit interview can offer a...

With another year, comes another opportunity to re-evaluate and ramp up the employee perks you offer to attract and retain talent. Are your perks up to par with what your competition is offering?...

For long-term care and senior living organizations, providing the best care and services starts and ends with their employees. But how can you measure employee performance without micromanaging...

A fun and inclusive rewards program is an essential component for attracting, engaging and retaining employees, particularly for post-acute care and senior living providers struggling with...

According to a recent memo, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will be releasing the Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) data for the third quarter of the calendar year 2017 to the public...

New year, same situation: a growing staff shortage, high turnover rates and a 4.2 percent unemployment rate nationwide. In 2018, long-term care and senior living organizations will again be neck and...

As we enter the final months of 2017, long-term care and senior living organizations are finalizing programs and new initiatives for 2018. I’ve even heard that many are starting to plan for 2019 and...

Gone are the days of employees staying with a single employer for 30-plus years. In fact, today’s mostly millennial workforce is more likely than any other generation to “job hop,” according to a ...

As 2017 nears its end, long-term care and senior living organizations are making plans for 2018—examining what worked, what needs work and what can be scrapped in the upcoming year. Employee...