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The Feedback Loop: A Top Employee Retention Strategy For 2021 & Beyond
April 2, 2021 | Mark Woodka
Increased communication between leadership and employees has been a reigning theme for senior living providers during the COVID-19 pandemic. More specifically, the ability to quickly share important...
5 Senior Care Staff Scheduling Mistakes To Avoid In 2021
March 30, 2021 | Cari Rosenberger
Scheduling in senior care is not for the faint of heart. Just think of all the moving pieces that go into staffing your building: creating the schedule, filling open shifts, managing call-offs,...
OnShift Stands In Solidarity With The Asian American & Pacific Islander Community
March 25, 2021 | Mark Woodka
The recent attacks on the Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) community stress the urgency of condemning the prejudice, racism, xenophobia and violence targeting the AAPI community. Last week, a...
New Research: Senior Care Employees & The COVID-19 Vaccine
March 22, 2021 | Mike Pumphrey
OnShift recently conducted two surveys to capture the intent of senior care employees related to the COVID-19 vaccine. The final research report shows a major shift in employee acceptance from the...
New Workforce Management Assessment: How Does Your Organization Stack Up?
March 16, 2021 | Cari Rosenberger
2020 brought a slew of new challenges when it comes to workforce management in senior care -- curbing employees' fear and anxiety, filling more frequent call-offs and incurring higher labor costs,...
Webinar Recap: Recruitment & Retention Best Practices From SavaSeniorCare
March 11, 2021 | Jess Modic
OnShift recently had the pleasure of joining Lesley Mastalerz, VP, Talent Acquisition of SavaSeniorCare Administrative & Consulting Services, LLC, for a webinar hosted by McKnight’s Long-Term Care...
How Home Health Recruiters Can Keep Candidates Engaged Throughout The Hiring Process
March 8, 2021 | Cari Rosenberger
It’s a tale as old as time—your perfect home health candidate just replied to one of your job postings. They have the credentials. They have the experience. And you feel confident they’ll be your...
Demanding Relief Funding For LTC Providers: How You Can Get Involved
March 4, 2021 | Peter Corless
Unconscionable. Nonsensical. These are two words that Argentum President & CEO James Balda used to describe senior care providers being offered no additional relief under the $1.9 trillion American...
5 Workforce Imperatives For Senior Care Executives In 2021
March 2, 2021 | Peter Corless
Having spent several years working in senior care leadership roles, I know how fast paced the profession can be. It seems like there are new trends and best practices just about every other day....
DSPs (Direct Support Professionals) are at the heart of any I/DD provider organization. However, they are often the most difficult roles to fill and retain long term. The estimated annual turnover...
